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Skamania Public Utilities Department

A collection of 5 issues

🌉 Bridges, Budgets & Bonneville: 11/4 BOCC + PUD Recap

County and utility leaders tackled big infrastructure and energy topics this month, from new bridge and road projects to updated industrial and cannabis rates, long-term BPA power planning, and the start of 2026 budget hearings across both boards.

⚙️ Skamania in Motion: Land Use Certainty & 2026 Utility Plans - Oct PUD & 10/21 BOCC Recap

October brought major decisions across county and utility boards: from finalizing Underwood’s long-delayed zoning to adopting new 2026 PUD rates, clean-energy compliance plans, and assistance programs for low-income customers.

🌲Water Upgrades, Youth in the Woods, and a High-Voltage Proposal - Skamania BOCC & PUD Updates for 8/5/25

School safety, clean energy, and forest stewardship topped Aug. 5 agendas. County commissioners advanced grants and heard about a new transmission project, while PUD approved water upgrades and explored funding affordable housing.

📰 Skamania County Government Roundup – July 1, 2025

From federal timber funding to wildfire safety and water infrastructure upgrades, your local officials had a full docket this week. Here's what happened at the July 1 meetings of the Board of County Commissioners and Skamania PUD.

Skamania BOCC & PUD Updates

This week, Skamania PUD reviewed a rise in bad debt and outages caused by animals and tree failures, while County Commissioners advanced contracts for health and emergency services and scheduled a public hearing on wildfire and search-and-rescue funding for federal lands.