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The City of Willamina Budget Committee consist of seven (7) members (one for each City Council member) that live within the City’s limits. The Budget Committee is responsible for reviewing the City’s proposed budget on an annual schedule as presented by the City Manager and is governed by Local Budget Law (ORS 294). Common Committee...

The Planning Commission is a local elected or appointed government board that is responsible for making recommendations to the City Council on zoning and long term planning that require the approval of the Council. The Planning Commission might prepare, periodically review, and revise the general plan. An implementation of the plan occurs through the zoning...

Each year the library hosts the Summer Reading program. Ages 0 - 19 can register to read/listen, review books, attend a variety of programs, and celebrate achievements with prizes! Follow the library on Facebook or our Newsletter for the latest updates Summer Reading Program 2023: Find your voice!  

A collection of documents in an organized electronic form that are available on the internet or CD disk, is known as a digital library. It depends on the library as to what they have access to, but can range from magazine articles, books, papers, images, sound files, and video’s. Digital libraries generally are provided to...

Mission Statement The South Yamhill River Astronomy Club (SYRAC) strives to provide opportunities to all youth and adults who are inspired by the night sky. We hope to accomplish this by being an advocate for Night Sky Preservation, providing Stargazing opportunities to anyone interested in exploring the stars, and by partnering with educational institutions and...

Erosion control refers to best practices to prevent sediment fromwashing into the storm drain system. Toxic materials, such as mercury, bond to soil particles and are carried into local streams. Mercury is then ingested by fish which can make eating too much fish hazardous to human health. The City of Willamina is in the process...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that contaminants in stormwater runoff cause over half of the pollution in our nation's waterways. Pollutants such as fertilizers, household chemicals, motor oil, paints, pet waste, solvents, yard waste, and more are commonly washed into your local stormwater system. These pollutants are discharged untreated to local waterways. It begins when...

What is Mercury? Mercury is a heavy metal commonly found in items such as thermostats, thermometers, fluorescent lights, some cosmetics, certain car parts, batteries and more. Mercury has been used for industrial processing, mining, treatment of hides, and even for medical purposes. For a more complete list see Mercury in Consumer Products | US EPA...