State housing laws begin to supersede local control
New state housing laws have already impacted McMinnville projects after some went into effect at the beginning of the month. Changes from the three recent bills will continue to affect how developments ...
Mac district, utility remain at odds over fire hydrants
After two years of trying to reach a compromise over charges for fire hydrant use, McMinnville Water & Light and the McMinnville Fire District are at a stalemate, and legal action could be “imminent.” Since ...
Mac compiling list of ADA projects
The city of McMinnville is expecting a robust list of accessibility improvements to tackle once a final report is completed. Staff discussed how to prioritize the project with city councilors during a ...
Surveillance trailer keeping eye out for 'livability issues'
Residents may have noticed a McMinnville Police trailer parked along Southwest Adams Street. Featuring a large mast with a camera, it is the Mac PD’s Mobile Pro Systems Commander 3400, a surveillance ...
Landscape panel considers how to handle trees hit by bronze birch borer
A citizen complaint about trees killed by the bronze birch borer beetle led to a discussion by the McMinnville Landscape Review Committee last week on the city’s role in dead tree removal and keeping ...
Mac housing committee explores land trusts
McMinnville’s Affordable Housing Committee on Wednesday discussed how the city can use community land trusts (CLT) to provide more affordable housing, agreeing to invite a nonprofit that operates ...
Specialty hot dogs on the menu at El Jefe’s
A new set of dogs is on the menu at El Jefe’s Dogs, a food stand now open in the Lowe’s parking lot, 1250 S.W. Booth Bend Road, McMinnville. Amador Hernandez and his wife, Nikole Lefkowitz, ...
Despite concerns, planners approve downtown development and rezone NE land to R-4
Members of the McMinnville Planning Commission sympathized with opposition arguments regarding two land use approvals but had the same message for both: Nothing we can do about it. The commission unanimously ...
Knowledge is powerful: An informed and experienced Laverne Pitts takes lead at YCAP
On her first day of work in 2018, Laverne Pitts drove past a row of broken-down campers and groups of homeless congregated on Northeast Dustin Court and had one thought in her head: “I can change ...
Last chance to comment on proposed zone change
A group of residents have been outspoken in opposition to a proposed 72-unit market-rate apartment complex on Northest McDonald Lane. Thursday’s zone change hearing before the Planning Commission ...
MEVLC to weigh in as parks fees move forward
Parks System Development Charges will come back to the forefront for McMinnville City Council later this summer, and the city’s economic development council has decided to weigh in. For ...
Riveted by jewelry: Friends open Lafayette Avenue workshop
Two custom jewelry creators have joined forces to open Riveted, a place to buy, design and learn to make jewelry in McMinnville. Cindy Proctor of the Newberg Jewelry Workshop and Amber Joy Dutchuk, ...
Fees, rec center highlight council agenda
McMinnville City Council will continue its discussion on recreation center plans and vote on a 2.9% increase for building fees when it meets Tuesday night. Last month, council agreed to hold off ...
Contentious projects go before planning commission
Downtown housing proposal appealed, request for rezone near Grandhaven School up for vote
