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Klickitat Board of County Commissioners

A collection of 34 issues

🖥 Data Centers Come Knocking - Klickitat BOCC 6/30 - 7/21

Four weeks of the Board: a data-center permitting roadmap, a Planning Commission move to shrink where solar can go, the first hard short-term-rental numbers (143 properties), a Seattle-sized trash bid, and sharp questions on the "hiring freeze."

🩺➡️🔒 County Cuts Care as Jail Fills the Gap - Klickitat BOCC 6/9-6/23

Klickitat County moved a public-records job to the Prosecutor, weighed data centers at the old aluminum site, heard a sobering jail update, and absorbed a $400,000 public-health cut. Four meetings, June 9 to 23, in plain language.

🏗️ Tracking childcare land in Bingen & White Salmon - Klickitat BOCC 5/26 & 6/2

The East District Court faces a critical public defense attorney shortage, six county bridges are slated for summer closures, and the Board eyes property in Bingen and White Salmon for early education expansion.

🐟 Fish Windows & Budget Trapdoors - Klickitat BOCC 5/26 & 6/2

Emergency bridge repairs threaten peak-season recreation and fire response times. Plus, ethical hurdles in the justice system spark a public defense crisis, and 911 Dispatch gets creative to fill empty seats.

🏕️ Between Zoning Codes and Housing Reality - Klickitat BOCC 5/12 & 5/19

Catch up on Klickitat County's latest: a major upcoming workshop on RV code enforcement, the denial of Dallesport Park funding, and structural shifts in county departments.

🍼 Childcare as "Economic Infrastructure" - Klickitat BOCC 4/21 & 4/28

Klickitat County explores corporate-sponsored childcare models, discusses the impact of state energy codes on rural development, and advances new ADU housing rules.

🌲 Debunking Land Rumors & Tackling Childcare Costs - Klickitat BOCC 4/14

Klickitat County commissioners tackle rising EMS call volumes, rural childcare deserts, and greenlight funding for the CGCC AMT facility. Plus, setting the record straight on local land ownership.

🗑️ 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.

🗣️ Neighborhood Pushback Leads to Lower Speed Limits - Klickitat BOCC 3/24

Klickitat County lowers speed limits on key rural roads following neighborhood input while grappling with a severe 911 dispatch staffing crunch. Plus, updates on infrastructure bids and delays to state building codes.

🛑 The State Owes Klickitat $2 Million. They’re Offering Pennies - Klickitat BOCC 3/17

Klickitat is bracing for state-level shortfalls and unfunded mandates following the 2026 legislative session. From public defense lawsuits to a multi-million dollar gas tax error, the BOCC is preparing to go on the offensive. Plus: Public comment heats up, and a debate over the White Salmon Library.