Klickitat County

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.

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.

Klickitat County wrapped up December with updates on road and bridge projects, park funding requests, wastewater planning in Dallesport, solar and battery siting rules, ADU reform, and staffing changes under a new County Administrator structure.

Klickitat County’s last month of BOCC meetings covered road and bridge bids, budget adjustments, public health and mental-health strain, childcare shortages, wildfire recovery, energy siting debates, and staffing changes, including creation of a County Administrator role. Here’s what happened.