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MILTON-FREEWATER — After an increase in fatalities along a stretch of Highway 11 through Milton-Freewater, residents called for action, resulting in a nearly three-hour-long town hall.
MILTON-FREEWATER â Damien Reino is well aware he will have to make his mark as the cityâs newest council member through dedication and work. Reino was appointed on Monday, March 8, to fill the vacancy left when Verl Presnall died Oct. 14, 2020, while he was running unopposed for reelection to his at-large city council position. In its first in-person meeting for nearly a year, city council met with Reino and another applicant, Wes Koklich, at the Milton-Freewater Community Building. Council member Ed Chesnut said in Februaryâs meeting he was too âold fashionedâ to con...
Milton-Freewater's police station has been in cramped and dark basement quarters for almost a century. On Monday, the City Council approved asking voters for $7.7 million to get a new