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Klickitat County

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⚡ Klickitat Hits Pause on Battery Storage, Again - BOCC Updates 3/3 & 3/10

Klickitat extended its battery storage moratorium through September 2026, advanced road and infrastructure projects, and navigated ongoing state funding uncertainty. From energy siting to staffing and spring construction, March meetings show a county balancing growth, risk, and limited resources.

🏛️ March Gorge Commission Round-Up: Rules, Recovery, Climate Equity, and a New Push to Tell Their Own Story - 3/10 & 3/12/26

March brought two revealing Gorge Commission meetings: rulemaking moved ahead, disaster-recovery changes became usable, climate equity took center stage, and the agency’s new communications push quickly led to restored video archives and a more proactive public-facing strategy.

🌻 Special Report: The Packer Farm Stand Decision and the Future of Gorge Agritourism

Hood River just issued a strict final ruling on farm stands, while Oregon passes a new farm store bill. What does this mean for us in WA? Agritourism laws are shifting, officially opening a major cross-border retail market for Skamania and Klickitat growers. Here's what you need to know.

🧭 Gorge Commission Economic Vitality Committee Hears Skamania’s Case - 3/4/26

Skamania County made its case before the Gorge Commission’s Economic Vitality Committee on housing, sewer, tax base, and forest policy. But with no quorum, the committee could only discuss possible next steps, offering an early look at how it may approach the Scenic Area Act’s economic mandate.

🏠 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.

⚡Infrastructure, Software Costs, STR Rules & the BESS Decision Ahead - Klickitat BOCC Feb '26 round-up

February’s Board of County Commissioners meetings were less dramatic than January’s headlines, but deeply consequential. Beneath routine approvals were major signals about land use policy, technology spending, administrative restructuring, and the county’s long-term infrastructure priorities.

🌉 In-Water Drilling Starts & Funding Still Uncertain - HR Bridge Meeting - Feb '26

The new bridge enters in-water drilling as its first tribal agreement is signed. But $35M in contingency is already gone and new federal funding uncertainty looms. Here’s what changed, what escalated, and what it means for the 2027 construction timeline.

🏗️ Roads, Radio Silence & Regional Funding: Klickitat BOCC Update – 2/10/26

Klickitat County’s February 10 meeting covered road mitigation tied to renewable projects, airport financing shifts, legislative battles in Olympia, public records tracking, and a looming decision on the county’s battery storage moratorium.

🗣️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.

⚖️ Courts, Communications & Cost Pressures: Klickitat BOCC Updates (Jan 13 – Feb 3, 2026)

Klickitat County’s Jan and early-Feb BOCC meetings focused on stabilizing core systems under strain: courts, public safety communications, infrastructure, and staffing, while navigating rising costs, state funding reductions, and long-term planning questions that keep resurfacing.