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City Manager's Weekly Report

The City Manager's Weekly Report for the week ending April 3, 2020.

City Sets CDBG Needs and Priorities Council Hearing

GRANTS PASS – The Grants Pass City Council has scheduled a public hearing to review responses acquired through the city’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Needs and Priorities Survey. The initial hearing will be held 11:45 a.m....

GP is America's 2nd Best-Performing Small City

GRANTS PASS – The City of Grants Pass ranked second in performance among all small city metros in the U.S. according to an annual report issued by the Milken Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank with a history of more than three decade...

City Sponsors Drinking Water Week Poster Contest

GRANTS PASS – For more than 40 years the City of Grants Pass and the American Water Works Association have celebrated Drinking Water Week as a unique opportunity for communities to come together and recognize the vital role water plays in our da...

Council Shifts to Remote Meetings

GRANTS PASS – The Grants Pass City Council made the shift to remote meetings Monday, March 30, conducting a call-in city council meeting and workshop.

“I want to thank (City Manager) Aaron Cubic and city staff for making this remote mee...

CDBG 5-Year Consolidated Plan Needs and Priorities Survey

Each year the City of Grants Pass receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to be used for projects which predominately benefit low- to moderate income persons, prevent/eliminate blight, or meet urgent community needs which pose a serious th...

City Shares EPA Warnings About Improper Flushing

WASHINGTON  — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging all Americans to only flush toilet paper, not disinfecting wipes or other non-flushable items that should be disposed of in the trash. Flushing only toil...

City Seeks Public Input on UGB Rezoning

GRANTS PASS - The City of Grants Pass has initiated a process to rezone approximately 600 acres of rural, county-zoned properties to city urban zoning districts that implement the city’s adopted Comprehensive Plan districts for those properties....

City Declares Emergency as Precautionary Measure

GRANTS PASS – The Grants Pass City Council adopted a resolution declaring a state of emergency at their special city council meeting Monday, March 23.

The resolution is a “precautionary measure to provide the city with increased flexibi...

GP is Oregon Tree City of the Year

GRANTS PASS – Since 1994, Oregon Community Trees (OCT) and the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) have publicly recognized individuals, communities, and organizations in the state who demonstrate outstanding accomplishments and leadership in ur...

City Issues Temporary Parking Signs; Campaign to Assist Restaurants & Businesses

GRANTS PASS – In less than 48 hours after the governor’s mandates on social distancing closed the dining rooms of local restaurants, the City of Grants Pass and local business leaders worked together to devise a campaign to provide imm...

City Responds to Social Distancing Mandates

GRANTS PASS – In response to new mandates from the state government regarding social distancing and restrictions on public gatherings, the City of Grants Pass has cancelled some public meetings, postponed community forums, and enacted changes to...

City Hall Finance Customer Service Changes

GRANTS PASS – Following the lead of state health officials, the City of Grants Pass will enact temporary precautions against the potential spread of COVID-19 by suspending Finance Department in-person customer service activities at City Hall for...

Parks Committee Votes To Support Feasibility Study on Future of Caveman Pool

GRANTS PASS – The City of Grants Pass Parks Advisory Committee voted unanimously at their meeting March 12 to support the city council’s intent to apply $50,000 of discretionary funding to conduct a feasibility study regarding the futu...

Council Considers Discretionary Spending Priorities

GRANTS PASS – At their workshop Monday, March 2, the Grants Pass City Council began deliberations on how to best use roughly $2.4 million remaining in discretionary funds resulting from the sale of surplus property on River Road. Approximately $...

Council to Initiate Eminent Domain Proceedings for Water Treatment Plant

GRANTS PASS – The Grants Pass City Council voted to file a lawsuit for condemnation to move forward with construction of a new water treatment plant on 9.97 acres located near the intersection of SE “J” St. and SE Mill St., a...