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The Columbia County board of commissioners is seeking an attorney to handle half of the county’s indigent defense work for the remainder of 2020.
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Due to the federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Monday, Columbia County commissioners will not meet.
DAYTON — The Columbia County Board of County Commissioners will meet at their regular 9 a.m. time Monday morning, but the meeting will not be open to the public. They will be in executive session. There is no other agenda for that day.
Columbia County commissioners adopted a $13.57 million budget for 2020 last month, including a current expense fund of $5.85 million to spend on day-to-day operations.
DAYTON — Columbia County commissioners will have a work session at 9 a.m. Monday instead of their regular meeting.
DAYTON — Columbia County commissioners voted unanimously to increase collection of the current expense tax levy by 1% next year.
DAYTON — Four and a half years ago, staff at the Dayton Memorial Library moved the children’s section to the basement of the building on South Third Street for more space, but concerns about access have surfaced.
DAYTON — Columbia County commissioners will meet for 2020 budget reviews with department heads this week Tuesday through Thursday.
After 28 years of public service, Sen. Maureen Walsh, R- College Place, told the Union-Bulletin Wednesday that she will be retiring.
A flood-control levy in Columbia County did not pass in Tuesday’s election, but Prescott and Waitsburg voters said “yes” to property taxes to fund a pool and parks and recreation program.
Voters have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to deliver ballots to drop boxes or take them directly to their county election offices. Mailed ballots not postmarked by Nov. 5 will not be counted.
Residents are set to vote on Washington State Initiative 976 next week, which could decrease the cost of vehicle registration fees but would also lower funds for local transportation services, road maintenance and emergency services in Walla Walla and Columbia counties.
Follow the water and you’ll find the money.
DAYTON — Columbia County commissioners voted this summer to establish a countywide flood control zone district, and now the community will have a say in whether to fund the district.
