City Council Meetings
Get Involved: Shaniko Council Meetings
Next Regular Council Meeting: Sept 8, 2025 @ 6pm | City Hall
Zoom Meeting Link | Meeting Passcode: 299924
Regular Meeting Date: Each 2nd Monday of the Month
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Shaniko “Community Center” | Next to the City Bathrooms
Zoom Meeting Link | Meeting Passcode: 299924
Shaniko Events
Come visit Oregon’s Favorite Ghost Town! Take a look at the upcoming free events below and mark your calendars to join us
September 13, 2025
2nd Saturday Potluck & Live Music
6pm in Shaniko, OR
Shaniko Announcements
Find at-a-glance headlines below. Each headline includes a click-able link so you can choose to read in-depth by clicking, or just scroll through to grab an overview.
Water Access Plan: Southwest Region of Shaniko
The water trenching plan, approved in July 2025, will bring water access to 16 land-owners, and will include capped T’s at each land plot.
Drinking Water Problem Corrected
Customers of the Shaniko Water System were notified on August 9, 2025 of a problem with our drinking water and were advised to implement a Boil Water Notice. We are pleased to report that the problem has been corrected and that it is no longer necessary to boil water before use. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
As always, you may contact Pamela Brown at 415-994-5141 or PO Box 17, Shaniko, OR 97057 with any comments or questions. Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly.
This notice is being sent to you by the Shaniko Water System.
State Water System ID#: OR 41 05385
Date distributed: August 27, 2025
2024 Drinking Water Report
We are pleased to report Shaniko’s drinking water is safe and meets federal and state requirements. Click here to read the full report.
Fire Evacuation Alert Sign-up
If you’d like to sign up to receive fire evacuation notices, click here to enter your contact information. This is a free service, and all information is guaranteed to be kept private:
Click here to view the signed Fair Housing Resolution, passed by Shaniko City Council on June 30, 2025, which reads as follows:
Fair Housing Resolution
Fair Housing Resolution
LET IT BE KNOWN TO ALL PERSONS of the City of Shaniko that discrimination in the sale, rental, lease, advertising of sale, rental or lease, financing of housing or land to be used for construction of housing, or in the provision of brokerage or rental services because of race, color, religion, sex, disability (physical or mental), familial status ( children) or national origin is prohibited by Title VIII of the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. It is the policy of the City of Shaniko to support the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and to implement a Fair Housing Program to ensure equal opportunity in housing for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, disability (physical and mental), familial status (1. children, and 2. actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status or its members), or national origin. Therefore, the City does hereby pass the following Resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED that within the resources available to the City through county, state, federal and community volunteer sources, the City will assist all persons who feel they have been discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, disability (physical and mental), familial status (children) or national origin in the process of filing a complaint with the Oregon Civil Rights Division or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Seattle Regional Office Compliance Division, that they may seek equity under federal and state laws.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City shall publicize this Resolution and through this publicity shall cause real estate brokers and sellers, private home sellers, rental owners, rental property managers, real estate and rental advertisers, lenders, builders, developers, home buyers and home or apartment renters to become aware of their respective responsibilities and rights under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and any applicable state or local laws or ordinances.
THE FAIR HOUSING PROGRAM, for the purpose of informing those affected of their respective responsibilities and rights concerning Fair Housing law and complaint procedures, will at a minimum include, but not be limited to: 1) the printing, publicizing and distribution of this Resolution; 2) the distribution of posters, flyers, pamphlets and other applicable Fair Housing information provided by local, state and federal sources, through local media of community contacts; and 3) the publicizing of locations where assistance will . be provided to those seeking to file a discrimination complaint. This Resolution shall take effect on 6/30/25
Wasco County Burn Ban
Be advised that a county-wide burn ban is in effect. Residential burning, fire barrels and fireworks are all prohibited in the City of Shaniko until further notice.
Special Election Certified Results
Click here to view the certified election results from the Shaniko Special Election. A quorum was reinstated on June 30, 2025.
