A group of five people are challenging the City of Hood River’s recently approved “Middle Housing” ordinance. They are appealing to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, claiming inadequate public notice. The petitioners say the only advance notice of the March 8 City Council hearing on the code change was in the February 17 public notices page of the Columbia Gorge News, and that did not meet legal requirements for notice. The Council opened the hearing that night and took testimony, and then left the record open and took more testimony the following week before entering into deliberations.