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Skamania County

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🥾$1000 Fines for "Reckless" Hikers? - Skamania BOCC 4/21 & 4/28

Skamania BOCC weighs $1,000 fines for negligent hikers requiring rescue, approves an armed Sheriff's Auxiliary, and fields escalating West End concerns over the Storedahl Quarry EIS. Plus, Stevenson’s library expands to 7-day service.

🍎 The Town That Was: Remembering the Underwood Fire 80 Years Later

Before the highway, the Underwood riverfront was a bustling village and agricultural hub. Here is the story of the "Sunday conflagration" in 1946, 80 years ago today, that changed everything.

🦌 Antelope Mitigation & Major Grid Milestones - EFSEC 4/15

At their April 2026 meeting, the EFSEC Council advances the Cascade Renewable Transmission project to SEPA scoping, approves crucial wildlife plans for Horse Heaven, and breathes a sigh of relief as a 15% state budget cut is reversed.

🏘 Food Security Hurdles & Shelter Concerns Collide - 4/14 Skamania BOCC

Major traffic impacts are coming to Wind River Highway this May, new federal SNAP rules are straining Gorge support systems, and Skamania faces a 30% drop in expected timber harvests. Plus: WAGAP leadership transitions and weed season arrives early.

🚜 Is the 'Ag Income Test' Protecting Land or Blocking Farm Housing? - CRGC 4/8 & 4/9

The Gorge Commission’s April 2026 Economic Vitality committee fails to reach a quorum again, stalling key housing talks, while the Communications committee finalizes new media rules and tracks Klickitat's frozen permitting rollout.

🏘️ Easing ADU Rules & Navigating Federal Red Tape - Skamania BOCC 4/7

Title III emergency funds are secured, but bureaucratic delays threaten youth programs. Plus, a legislative wrap-up reveals how state budget maneuvers could cost Skamania's infrastructure.

⏳ The 2-year Wait for Disability Services - Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board Apr. '26

Wait times for developmental disability services stretch to nearly two years in Klickitat and Skamania counties. We break down the staffing shortages causing the bottleneck, the glaring childcare deserts, and what local advocates are doing to connect families to lifelong support.

🏕️ Skamania Lodge Pushes Back on Hop-Farm Campground - Stevenson March '26 Update

Stevenson’s March meetings featured heavy debates over costly mandatory sewer connections, an emergency $256k fix for the city's water intake, a defeated "Sanctuary City" resolution, and major pushback from Skamania Lodge against a proposed hop-farm campground.

🚧 What lies beneath? North Bonneville maps its infrastructure - March '26 City Round-up

North Bonneville partners with the PUD to map underground utilities, tackles aging fire hydrants. Meanwhile the Planning Commission officially opened the public hearing on a 71-page update to the CAO.

❤️‍🩹 Aging Shelters and Public Health Cuts - Skamania BOCC 3/17 & 3/24

Skamania County faces impending state-level public health budget cuts while grappling with the aging infrastructure of local homeless shelters and ongoing debates over guide access at the Wind River boat launch.