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Bingen City Council

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🚦 A Green Light for the Quiet Zone - Bingen June '26 Round-up

Bingen's council saw the new Hood River-White Salmon Bridge at 60% design, hired an engineer to push the rail Quiet Zone forward, stood up a free e-bike library at Daubenspeck Park, and learned which of Olympia's new housing rules it does (and doesn't) have to follow. Here's your June.

🐓 More Clucking, Less Honking - Bingen May '26 Round-up

Bingen secures $2.2 million for a downtown train Quiet Zone, mandates costly utility potholing after a water main strike, and exempts small backyard chicken coops from municipal setbacks. Plus, what to expect from roundabout night shifts.

🚧 Water Main Breaks & Red Rag Clog Mystery in Bingen - April '26

Bingen faces growing pains this month as the streets flood in a water main break, new middle housing codes draw neighborhood backlash, and an expensive mystery unfolds: who is clogging our water system with red shop rags?

🏠 Klickitat Feb '26 Cities Update: Water Projects, Tourism Grants & Housing Policy

From a $6M water loan in White Salmon to tourism grants in Goldendale and housing policy changes in Bingen, February meetings across Klickitat County tackled infrastructure, planning, and public safety.

🗣️A Student Speaks, Councils Decide - Klickitat City Govts Round-up Jan '26

From immigration testimony and school bond debates to Critical Areas updates, jail contracts, airport grants, and housing rules, January brought consequential decisions across Goldendale, White Salmon, and Bingen. Here’s what Klickitat’s city councils tackled to start 2026.

🎄 Final Budgets, Fabulous Trees & Final Transitions - Klickitat Cities Round-up Dec '25

From heritage trees to holiday farewells, see what your city councils accomplished to close out 2025. Bingen and White Salmon passed new budgets and safety taxes, Goldendale updated RV rules and weed codes, and TreeFest planning is already in full bloom.

🏘️ Housing, Enforcement & Public Safety: Klickitat City Govts Recap - October 2025

October council updates from across Klickitat County: White Salmon eyes a major upzone and debates drone policy, Goldendale plans park upgrades and reviews budget priorities, and Bingen faces pushback on stream buffer rules while weighing a public safety sales tax.

🧾 Tax Plans, Tree Rules & Bike Shares: Sept 2025 Klickitat City Govt Round-Up

September city council updates: new housing tools, fire partnerships, public safety tax planning, e-bike programs, and fall event prep. Catch up on what Bingen, White Salmon, and Goldendale leaders tackled last month.

🚒 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.

🗞️ July 2025 Klickitat County City Government Roundup

July city updates from Goldendale, Bingen & White Salmon: fireworks debates, new housing ordinances, budget planning, and community celebrations.