Bingen City Council gets project updates

BINGEN — Councilor Craig Trummel reported on a recent meeting of the city’s building committee during the Sept. 1 city council meeting. He said they hope to add members of the public to the committee, but they need council approval to add a non-council member. City Administrator Krista Loney added that city code would have to be amended to do so.

 Project updates

 Loney provided an update on various city projects during the meeting:

• The city is still waiting for Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to approve the plans for the Alder and Cedar sidewalks.

• The Periodic Commerce Updates is in the works, with a public comment period set for Oct. 1-30.

• The city’s distribution system leakage continues to show reduction over previous years.

• The city is waiting for the engineering plans for the quad-gates designed to supplement the Bingen Quiet Zone project.

• The Round-a-Boat in the center of the city’s roundabout has had signage installed and awaits plexiglass installation. As previously reported, the boat was donated by SDS Lumber Company. It was used on the Columbia River to push logs around, and it serves as a nod to Bingen’s logging history.