LA GRANDE â The city of La Grande and its planning commission continue to deal with the shortage of affordable housing in the city.
The La Grande City Council/Planning Commission Joint Work Session on April 12, 2021, looked at various solutions to the looming crisis.
According to the Housing Needs Analysis in 2019, La Grande is in need of 800 new units within the next 20 years to compensate for a projected growth of 1,392 new residents. Thatâs about 40 new units every year to meet the prediction.
The HNA found single-family homes will be the most vital form of housing in coming years, despite accounting for a smaller percentage of new housing units than the current housing stock.
A La Grande Fire Department crew and Oregon State Police trooper respond Tuesday morning, April 20, 2021, to a single-vehicle rollover near milepost 274 on the eastbound side of Interstate 84. Oregon State Police reported the crash was a result of distracted driving. The male driver was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, according to police, and was ejected and injured. The ambulance took him to Grande Ronde Hospital, La Grande, for treatment. State police also reported the female passenger was uninjured.Alex Wittwer/The Observer
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March 1, 1937 â May 10, 2021
âTwas 1937 that a mid-February blizzard blocked the 12 miles of road between Cove and La Grande, Oregon.
Edward Harvey Campbell, who was serving as superintendent of the Cove School District, and his wife, Carmen Olive Celestine Touvenel Campbell, were expecting their first child. Mrs. Proctor, the Cove postmaster, organized a brigade of farmers and ranchers to open one lane of the road to get Mrs. Campbell to the Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. They got there but, no baby appeared. Not liking that cold bumpy ride in mid-February, I decided to wait until there was warmth and sunshine, which there was on March 1. Such was the weather when I made my debut to the world. I think spiliyay taught me that trick.