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The Goldendale City Council met last night in a meeting postponed from its usual Monday meeting by the new Juneteenth federal holiday.
City Administrator Pat Munyan shared one of those stories that could only happen in rural America:
“We did have the airport shut down for two hours this morning. A neighboring rancher’s cattle broke through the fence and got in there, so we shut it down until we were able to track the property owner down and have them come get their cattle out of there and repair the fence.”
Fortunately, no animals were harmed during the incident.
Munyan also reported that electricians were working on completing the electronic aspects of the airport fuel system, which should be completed shortly.
One of the main items on the agenda was the approval of a bid to provide what was described as a “dewatering screw press” for the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Munyan reported that only two bids had been received, but one had come in after the deadline and was disqualified. The winner. Port Angeles-based FKC Company, Limited, will receive $286,290 for the equipment.
The other item of note was the discussion of the city’s six year transportation improvement plan. The state required that every municipality update their plan every year, including a public hearing. There is a list recommended by the council’s public works committee, which identifies the streets planned for upgrades each year. For 2024, the list includes a chip seal on East Simcoe from SR97 to Columbus and a reconstruction of South Shuster from Collins to the primary school. Councilors plan to hold a public hearing on list of priorities at the next city council meeting. A copy of the list is available in the packet for last night’s meeting posted on the city’s website.
Councilors also passed a six-month moratorium on any new RV parks, while they adjust some of the items in the city master plan. State regulations require that the city hold a public hearing within 60 days to explain the reasons for the moratorium.
And councilors reminded people that Community Days are just around the corner on the weekend following the Fourth of July, and indicated that plans were well under way for an even bigger celebration this year.