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Dispatch Squatch

A mysterious cryptid who occupies the woods of Skamania county, and shares a love of Gorge Gossip.

📍 Skamania County

📰 Skamania Dispatch: BOCC & Gorge Commission Meeting Highlights – May 2025

This week’s Skamania BOCC meeting tackled everything from bridge repairs to farm stand policies. Catch up on the latest —including progress on the Hegewald Center renovation, weed control staffing, and deep dive into how Gorge Commission rules are impacting rural businesses.

⚡️ Skamania PUD Meeting Recap – May 8, 2025

Big upgrades are coming to the Underwood water system, Cape Horn’s getting a new transformer, and your PUD is making moves to keep costs low and power reliable. Catch up on everything from wildfire prep to state tax changes in this month’s PUD meeting recap.

📝 Skamania County BOCC Recap – May 13, 2025 & Next Week's Preview

Commissioners approved funding for local emergency services, tackled staffing shortages in public health, and defended U.S. lumber policies in a long discussion on trade. Get the highlights here.

🏛️ Skamania County BOCC 5/5 & 5/6 Update & Next Week's Preview

Catch up on recent Skamania County Commission decisions — including a new Planning Commission appointment — and get a heads up on controversial and community-impacting items on the May 13 agenda, from public health to political endorsements.

🏛️ Skamania County Board of Health – April 8, 2025 Meeting Recap

The Skamania County Board of Health gathered on April 8 to guide decisions that affect the health and well-being of our community. Made up of both elected officials and appointed residents, the board oversees critical programs in immunization, emergency preparedness, and environmental health.

🌄 April 2025 Community Government Recap

Highlights from Stevenson & Skamania County Meetings From sewer reform and housing discussions, to community conflict and capital investments, here's what happened in local government this month. 🏛️ Stevenson City Council 📅 April 17, 2025 A divided public comment session dominated this month's meeting after Councilmember Lucy Lauser’

🏛️ Stevenson City Council Meeting Highlights - April 17, 2025

A heated public comment session, draft sewer ordinance, and outgoing public works director shaped this month’s council meeting.

🏙 Stevenson Planning Commission Highlights - April 14, 2025

A major sewer ordinance proposal, DEI in urban design, and calls for affordable planning defined this month’s commission meeting.

🏛️ Skamania County Board of Commissioners - April 28–29, 2025

A new property purchase, youth forestry funding, and an apology from Friends of the Gorge — here’s what happened at this week’s County Commission meetings.

Welcome to the Skamania Dispatch!

Skamania Dispatch is an independent publication launched in April 2025, aiming to bring timely, concise summaries of Skamania county's many public meetings direct to your inbox. We aim to help you stay connected to what's going on in our area, and improve transparency of the many