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Waterfront Recreation – what is open and what is closed today?

DATE: MAY 27, 2020 As recreational facilities managers work to reduce the risk of the spread of COVID-19 in our communities while providing safe, responsible, and socially distanced outside recreation, recreational facility users need to know that any crowding or gatherings of large groups at recreational facility may result in immediate closures.

Please recreate close to home, avoid traveling far from home, and if you don’t live in Hood River, please do not recreate here.

The following list provides up-to-date status of each recreational facility owned and operated by the Port of Hood River. However, the open/closed status of all facilities listed below may change at any time – please look for signs posted at the site and be sure to comply with all rules and guidance posted.

CROWDED PARKS LEAD TO CLOSED PARKS

Event Site and Event Site Parking Lot – The Event Site parking lot will open for the summer season at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27.  IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT SITE OPENING: No kite launching or landing allowed at the Event Site until further notice. Pumping and drying at the east end of the Event Site lawn is okay. Proper social distancing is required. Parking booth attendants schedule will be intermittent. If there is no parking booth attendant and you do not already have a season pass, you will need to pay for parking at the 2 kiosks located in the Event Site parking lot. The lot will close at 9:00 p.m. every night. To limit the number of users and encourage social distancing, traffic cones will be placed in every other parking spot. These spots are closed. The restrooms are closed. There will be porta-potties located near the restrooms. Garbage service is limited – there will be a small dumpster placed near the restrooms. Please come prepared to pack out your garbage. Waterfront Trail – open.Waterfront Park (City Park) – closed.  The Hook – open for river access.  No Kiting.  Spit Parking Lot – open. Access to Sandbar is okay. Marina Beach and Marina Jetty – open for river access. Kiters – please launch and land as far out as possible from the shore. Do NOT launch and land near the parking area or grass. Marina Park Picnic Shelter – closed.Marina Boat Ramp – open.Marina – open for moorage tenants.Cruise Ships – all visits through June have been suspended.All public restrooms closed due to Covid-19 concerns. There are limited porta-potties located on the waterfront. Garbage service limited or suspended. It is important that you recreate close to home and come prepared to pack out your garbage – including dog waste. Port Concessions – closed.PARKING – No parking allowed after 11:00 p.m. on any Port of Hood River operated area, except for West Portway commercial truck/trailer parking by permit. Parking lots close at 9:00 p.m. – Gates to the Hook, the Event Site parking lot, the Marina Beach/Moorage lot, and the Spit will be closed at 9:00 p.m. DOGS – All dogs MUST BE ON LEASH at all Port-owned and operated facilities listed above.

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TOLLING RESUMES ON HOOD RIVER INTERSTATE BRIDGE MAY 1

Tolling will resume on May 1st with an all-electronic tolling system temporarily taking the place of the manned toll booth. The BreezeBy system will be turned back on, with no changes to normal functions. Motorists that do not have a BreezeBy transponder in their vehicle will have seven days to pay the normal toll rate either online at portofhoodriver.com or at the Port offices located at 1000 E. Port Marina Drive in Hood River (building is just west of the toll plaza). After seven days, an invoice for unpaid tolls will be sent to the vehicle’s registered owner for the amount of the toll plus a $3 administrative fee per crossing. If a person receives an invoice, they can avoid paying the administrative fees by opening a BreezeBy account within 30 days of the date of the invoice. There are no fees to open a BreezeBy account, funds placed in the account never expire, and the first transponder per household is provided at no cost. Most Breezeby customers opt to fund their accounts with a debit or credit card, but this is not required.

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PORT OF HOOD RIVER READIES PAY-BY-PLATE SYSTEM TO RESTART TOLLING

On May 1, the Port will resume tolling, but will implement a Pay-by-Plate billing system for all vehicles that do not have a BreezeBy transponder. Pay-by-Plate bills will be sent in the mail to the registered owners of those vehicles with charges for the $2 base toll rate plus a $3 ancillary fee per crossing. BreezeBy toll rates will remain the same, at a $1 base toll and no ancillary fees. Base toll rates are for 2-axle vehicles.

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PORT OF HOOD RIVER TO CLOSE WATERFRONT PARKS AND OPEN SPACES

COVID-19 threat prompts temporary closures

HOOD RIVER, OR – In response to the COVID-19
coronavirus pandemic, and in cooperation with the City, County, and Hood River Valley
Parks & Rec District’s collective efforts to promote social distancing and reduce
the risks of community spread of the virus in our community, the Port of Hood
River will close all its waterfront parks until further notice.

On March 23, Oregon Governor Kate Brown
issued Executive Order 20-12 “Stay at Home Except for Essential Needs,”
restricting public gatherings. Please see the full details of this order here: http://govstatus.egov.com/or-covid-19.
Residents and visitors alike are urged to comply with the order and avoid gatherings
of all kinds. As part of the Governor’s order, all non-essential social and
recreational gatherings of individuals are prohibited immediately, regardless
of size, if a distance of at least six feet between individuals cannot be
maintained. The Governor is urging Oregonians to go for walks and recreate in
their own neighborhoods, close to home.

The Port closures affect the Event Site beach, the Nichols Basin beach and docks, the Spit Access parking lot, the Marina Green, the Marina Park, and the Marina Swim Beach.

The Waterfront Trail will remain open for walking,
jogging, and dog walking but users are urged to comply with Governor Brown’s
order to maintain a six-foot distance between people at all times and groups of
more than 2 people are not allowed.

Signs will be posted at the closed areas as
soon as possible.

For more information, contact the Port of
Hood River via email to porthr@gorge.net.

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PORT OF HOOD RIVER TO SUSPEND TOLLS ON HOOD RIVER BRIDGE MARCH 20-27

HOOD RIVER, OR – During their March 17 meeting, the Port of Hood River Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a seven day suspension of all tolls on the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge beginning 12:01 a.m. Friday, March 20 through 12:01 a.m. Friday, March 27 while Port staff works to implement safety measures to enable continued operations at the toll booth.

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