Story by Rodger Nichols for Gorge Country Media
Klickitat County Commissioners met yesterday, but technical difficulties on our end meant we couldn’t listen to the morning workshop. So in the public comments and questions session, we asked each of the commissioners what was the most important information from the morning workshop should get out to area residents. Here’s what they said. Commissioner Lori Zoller:
“They brought in bridge oversight. Which bridges were crucial for implementing money that would be spent on those bridges, so that was interesting. We had their regular agenda about what was going on at the fairgrounds, including a wedding that was very successful. They are going to be advertising winter riding very quickly so people can sign up to pay to use the arena at the fairgrounds.”
And Chair Ron Ihrig:
“The first thing that came to my mind, of course, is the fairgrounds, where the county applied for three grants to the Department of Agriculture. $250,000 to replace the roof on the Cameron barn. The second to replace or remodel the rest rooms under the grandstands, and the third was for the poultry building to replace the siding that’s deteriorating.”
That second grant was referring to the Bruce Cameron Livestock Barn at the fairgrounds. And Commissioner Todd Andrews had a different perspective:
“Probably the main thing for me was an executive session with human resources here that – because we’re currently going through negotiations. This is my first union negotiation so how you deal with that on one side dealing with the budget for the county, but then also, you’re taking care of county employees and making sure they have what’s best for their needs.”
We thank the commissioners for their reporting.