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🗣️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.

⚡ Special Report: Cascade Renewable Transmission: an underwater power line with a long road ahead

Cascade Renewable Transmission, an underwater HVDC power line proposal in the Columbia River Gorge, is now in formal federal review. Here’s what the project looks like, what escalated at recent hearings, and how to submit practical comments to help shape next steps (deadline Feb. 4).

🏊Pools, Poles, & PUD bills - Community Meetings Across Klickitat County - Jan '26

From yard shaming to flag-raising, January’s smaller public meetings brought big energy: Dallesport’s levy talk, Tree Board’s "Treefest" plans, Pool District’s construction push, and Goldendale’s 200-ft flagpole. Read the full scoop on what’s growing, building, and flying high in the Gorge.

🔥 Gorge Commission Passes Disaster Recovery Amendment - What Changed, What Didn’t, and What Comes Next - 1/13/26

The Gorge Commission unanimously approved a major disaster-recovery amendment, aiming to speed rebuilding after the Rowena and Burdoin fires. But federal concurrence and staffing gaps still stand between new rules and real relief.

🏗️ Infrastructure, Airports & Accountability: Klickitat BOCC 1/20/26

Klickitat County’s January 20 BOCC meeting covered a wide range of issues, from routine but costly infrastructure work, to airport growth and taxation, to growing pressure on staff capacity and public records compliance.

🏡 Gorge Commission Debates "Cheater ADUs" & Looks Ahead on Tribal Consultation - Dec 2025 Committee Meetings Round-up

From debating “cheater ADUs” to navigating tribal consultations, here’s what happened across three December Gorge Commission committee meetings, and what it means for housing, transparency, and the next Gorge Management Plan.

🪏Who’s In Charge, What’s Funded, and When We Break Ground - Jan 2026 Bridge Meeting

The Bridge Authority kicked off 2026 with updates on federal grant delays, tribal agreements, and stormwater design. Monitoring equipment is going online, and all commissioners were reappointed. The decision on new co-chairs was postponed to a future meeting.

🚨Public Safety & Stabilization: Klickitat BOCC 1/6–1/13

Klickitat County’s early-January BOCC meetings focused on stabilizing public safety staffing, restructuring Emergency Management, approving routine infrastructure work, and setting priorities for a cautious 2026. Here’s what changed, what escalated, and what’s next.

🧭 2025 Year-end Pathfinding for Klickitat BOCC: 12/30-31 recap

Klickitat County closed out 2025 with a hiring freeze, budget adjustments, public defense contracts, and groundwork for major 2026 decisions on housing, energy, infrastructure, and emergency systems. Here’s what changed, and what to watch next.