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📰 Skamania BOCC Update: Catching Up on Late Feb Meetings - 2/18 & 2/24

Behind routine approvals, Skamania commissioners flagged deeper challenges: looming public health funding cuts, unfilled housing board seats, and increasing strain on county staffing and services.

🏛️ 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.

🏥 Skamania County’s Board of Health - What It Does, Funding Pressures, & 3/10 Meeting Preview

Skamania’s Board of Health isn’t just about outbreaks. It touches septic, water safety, vaccinations, WIC, and even nuisance hazards. In 2025, board members openly asked “what are we doing here?” and began reshaping how the BOH works amid funding uncertainty.

💧 Sewer Pause & Water Warning: Feb '26 Skamania Cities Round-Up

Sewer penalties paused, a $500K water intake repair looming, administrator recruitment underway, and a hop-farm campground continued for revisions. February brought major infrastructure and land-use debates in Stevenson, plus foundational policy updates in North Bonneville.

🚤 Fed Dollars in Limbo, Boat Launch Rules in Flux - Skamania BOCC 2/3 & 2/10

Skamania faces uncertainty over federal Title III funding, debates a new grant writer position, and schedules WSDOT noise hearing. Meanwhile, potential state public health cuts, fishing guide restrictions at boat launches, ADU legislation signal bigger policy shifts ahead.

🌉 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.

🏨 Vacation Rentals, Hotels, and Business Parks, Oh My! – Skamania Cities Round-Up Jan '26

January city meetings in Stevenson and North Bonneville focused on infrastructure planning, interlocal service agreements, and a major green light for the Cascade Business Park, signaling how Gorge cities are thinking about growth, costs, and the year ahead.

⚡ 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).