HERMISTON â An idea to turn an undeveloped piece of city property into a senior living project in Hermiston has hit a significant bump after the developer the city had planned to partner with backed out. City Manager Byron Smith said during the Hermiston City Councilâs Monday, April 26, council meeting that Paradigm Compass LLC had decided not to build a $4 million combination assisted living, memory care and independent living complex after all. The city purchased a 20-acre parcel next to the Recycled Water Treatment Plant, known as the Green Property, in 2005 for $420,000, but plans to use it for recycled water cooling did not pan out. In late 2020, Assistant City Manager Mark Morgan proposed giving a 7-acre piece of the property to a developer for free if they would build housing for seniors on it, which would provide what the city felt was a needed service, and generate revenue over time through property taxes and utilities. The city put out a request for proposals and selected the proposed project by Paradigm Compass.