Mosier City Council, July 23 — Verizon wants to put cell antennae on a Mosier water tower; council members want a lot more information first. Facing a deadline to adopt a policy on development in floodplains, they chose Oregon’s model language. And a new rule aims to simplify short-term rental licenses. Read the notes by Documenter lynda ontiveros.
Klickitat County Board of Commissioners, July 22 — Commissioners are talking about what rebuilding after the Burdoin fire will look like. Separately, they are considering a new way to calculate the cost of building permits; commercial costs may go up more than residential. Planning staff have a “very rough” draft land use plan. Read the notes by Documenter Amy Spring.
Mid-Columbia Fire & Rescue, July 23 — New dispatch services are done, thrilling the chief. Separately, significant concerns over revising ambulance services in Wasco County came up — minor changes were expected, but the Oregon Health Authority shared a version fire officials “had never seen before.” Read the notes by Documenter Swen Carlson.
Stevenson City Council, July 17 — Council members split over the new sewage requirement: If the city has built the sewer system to your property, you must join or pay a monthly penalty. It ultimately passed, 3-2. The fire department is close to ordering a new $200,000 engine to replace its 26-year-old one. Read the notes by Linda Zeigenfuss.
Columbia Area Transit (CAT), July 16 — State and federal agency cuts likely will impact CAT service, but not for a couple of years. A grant for the Dog Mountain and the weekend White Salmon-Bingen-Hood River shuttles failed, so right now there’s no money for either past this summer. An app is coming for pickup services. Read the notes by Documenter Karen Heinemann.
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