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HERMISTON â The Hermiston City Council will hear a proposal during its Monday, May 10, meeting to help get local restaurants back on their feet.
Instead of a straightforward grant, the program would use gift certificates paid for by the city. The idea is to not only provide cash directly from the city, but also to provide people incentive to return to eating at restaurants, likely bringing more paying customers with them when they do.
According to the proposal by Assistant City Manager Mark Morgan, the city already did something similar with Hermiston Cinemas and Desert Lanes Family Fun Center last year. The city had partnered with Umatilla County to offer cash grants to small businesses affected by the pandemic, and when fewer than expected applied, they used some of the extra money to purchase large quantities of gift certificates from the movie theater and bowling alley.
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Liliana Gomez
Liliana âLiliâ Gomez, running for Position No. 3, is a Hermiston native and a records specialist for the Hermiston Police Department. She said she has always had an interest in education, including serving as a tutor during her teenage years and teaching English overseas. She is on the Hermiston School District budget committee.
Now that students have returned to school full time, Gomez said she believes it is important for the district to focus on studentsâ mental health and be proactive about having resources available for students as they return.
âWe all know that this took a toll on every single person, adults included, and no doubt this took a toll on students,â she said.
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I was born and raised in Hermiston. My parents both immigrated here for work, my mom from north Washington and my dad from Mexico.
Where is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston?
It depends on the meal. I would say I like Delish Bistro, and for Mexican food I like Ixtapa.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Iâm a mom of three really busy children, one in high school, one in middle school and one in elementary school. I love the Pacific Northwest. Weâve just starting exploring the Columbia Gorge and hiking some of the waterfalls. I love the coast too.