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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

🚧 County Updates: BESS Moratorium, Bluebird Haul & $3.6M for Roads - Klickitat BOCC meetings 9/2 - 9/16

Klickitat Commissioners extended the BESS moratorium, narrowly approved a solar haul route, debated wildfire recovery costs, and celebrated a $3.6M road funding win, plus updates on public health, lodging tax, and Centerville paving.

🌲 Timber Tensions & Infrastructure Fixes: 9/3 - 9/18 BOCC Recaps + Next Steps

The Skamania County Commissioners approved contracts for sewer, E911, and bus upgrades, launched outreach to tribal partners, and warned of declining timber revenues. Budget season is here—see what's in store and how to join the next meeting.

🚒 From Tree Walks to Fire Response: City Updates Across Klickitat - August 2025

City councils across Klickitat County tackled tree protection, fire recovery, budget moves, and police funding in August. Read highlights from White Salmon, Bingen, and Goldendale, plus links to public records and upcoming decisions.

🐔 Chickens Approved, Lift Station Failing & Short-Term Rentals: August Skamania City Round-Up

Sewer repairs, a new city administrator, backyard chickens, and vacation rental reform—August was a busy month for Skamania’s city governments. Catch up on key decisions from Stevenson, North Bonneville, and Underwood in this month’s civic round-up.

🔥 Rebuilding After Rowena: Gorge Commission Hears Residents’ Pleas – September 9, 2025

The Gorge Commission’s September meeting was one of the most consequential in recent memory, dominated by a cell tower appeal hearing and the first full airing of disaster recovery rule changes in the wake of the Rowena and Burdoin fires. ⚖️ Appeal Hearing: Smartlink, LLC v. Skamania County The day

📰 Energy Rules, Transit Wins, and Budget Trade-offs: Klickitat BOCC & PUD Summaries 8/26-9/4

Klickitat Commissioners advanced transit and road items, backed Port grant bids, and heard fire-recovery updates (8/26); extended the BESS moratorium and narrowly okayed a Bluebird Solar haul route (9/2); then weighed wildfire recovery costs in a budget workshop (9/4).

🧑‍⚖️ Who Will Shape Planning? BOCC Meeting Recap - Aug. 26

From wildfire funds to Planning Commission interviews, county commissioners weighed tough trade-offs Aug. 26, balancing prevention vs. rescue, reviewing wetlands and housing programs, and hearing from candidates on how they’d shape Skamania’s planning future.

🔥 Wildfire Prevention or Rescue Gear? Skamania Weighs Title III Priorities - BOCC Recap for 8/19/25

Skamania commissioners weighed tough choices Aug. 19: should scarce Title III funds go toward wildfire prevention, Firewise education, or urgent search & rescue needs? Alongside this debate, they approved contracts for child development, disability services, and public safety.

📰 Crisis Line Needs, Fire Recovery, and Road Updates – Aug 12 & 19 Klickitat BOCC Recaps

Klickitat County Commissioners approved public health contracts, opioid awareness events, and fire district annexation requests while reviewing road projects, planning updates, and behavioral health service gaps in two August meetings.

🌿 Grants, Patrols & Fireworks: Skamania Commissioners’ Busy Week– August 12, 2025

From new funding for wildlife habitat to summer patrols at Swift Reservoir, the August 12 BOCC meeting tackled conservation, public safety, transit, and even fireworks for the fair. Catch up on the key decisions and how they’ll shape services in Skamania County.