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Latest — 23 Apr 2026

🚜 Is the 'Ag Income Test' Protecting Land or Blocking Farm Housing? - CRGC 4/8 & 4/9

The Gorge Commission’s April 2026 Economic Vitality committee fails to reach a quorum again, stalling key housing talks, while the Communications committee finalizes new media rules and tracks Klickitat's frozen permitting rollout.

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🚑 Skyline Hospital's Levy Pitch Meets "Tax Fatigue" - Trout Lake Council 4/7

Skyline Hospital makes a critical pitch for a tax hike to expand local services, but Trout Lake councilors warn of recent tax fatigue. Plus: Local housing and parks surveys reveal a severe lack of data from young families.

🗑️ Could Portland's Trash be Klickitat's Treasure? - Klickitat BOCC 3/31 & 4/7

Klickitat County rejects a slew of infrastructure bids due to irregularities, sets a firm 2027 date for Short-Term Rental enforcement, and explores bringing regional trash to the local landfill to boost county revenue.

🏘️ Easing ADU Rules & Navigating Federal Red Tape - Skamania BOCC 4/7

Title III emergency funds are secured, but bureaucratic delays threaten youth programs. Plus, a legislative wrap-up reveals how state budget maneuvers could cost Skamania's infrastructure.

⏳ The 2-year Wait for Disability Services - Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board Apr. '26

Wait times for developmental disability services stretch to nearly two years in Klickitat and Skamania counties. We break down the staffing shortages causing the bottleneck, the glaring childcare deserts, and what local advocates are doing to connect families to lifelong support.

🚨 Jail Costs Spike & Speed Limits Drop - Goldendale March '26 Round-Up

The Goldendale City Council tackled skyrocketing inmate medical bills, finalized new speed limits on North Columbus, and approved over $100,000 in lodging tax grants. Here’s your 2-minute breakdown of March's civic action.

🏕️ Skamania Lodge Pushes Back on Hop-Farm Campground - Stevenson March '26 Update

Stevenson’s March meetings featured heavy debates over costly mandatory sewer connections, an emergency $256k fix for the city's water intake, a defeated "Sanctuary City" resolution, and major pushback from Skamania Lodge against a proposed hop-farm campground.

📬 Mail Stalemates & Middle Housing - March '26 White Salmon Citywide Update

From tense debates over shared sewer lines for new housing to a grassroots push for safer speeds on SR-141, here is your scannable breakdown of every major policy move from White Salmon’s city council, planning commission, and tree board this March.

🚧 What lies beneath? North Bonneville maps its infrastructure - March '26 City Round-up

North Bonneville partners with the PUD to map underground utilities, tackles aging fire hydrants. Meanwhile the Planning Commission officially opened the public hearing on a 71-page update to the CAO.

❤️‍🩹 Aging Shelters and Public Health Cuts - Skamania BOCC 3/17 & 3/24

Skamania County faces impending state-level public health budget cuts while grappling with the aging infrastructure of local homeless shelters and ongoing debates over guide access at the Wind River boat launch.