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Port 1 discusses dredging, derelicts
Wahkiakum Port District No. 1 commissioners want to see if something can be done about the state of Cathlamet Channel. Earlier this spring, the Coast Guard removed almost all the navigational buoys in the channel, saying the area is no longer safe...
PUD board discusses project progress
Wahkiakum PUD commissioners heard reports from the foremen of the utility’s water and electric departments during their May 8 meeting. At the commissioners’ request, the two department heads have begun to regularly report to the board about...
Port 1 approves brewery site lease
Wahkiakum Port District No. 1 commissioners gained land and tenants when they met Tuesday night. In addition to authorizing a lease agreement with Drop Anchor Brewery, LLC to site a brewery and tasting room on port property, the commissioners...
Wahkiakum PUD considers rate hike
Wahkiakum PUD’s newly-constructed Cathlamet Substation has been in operation since January, and PUD staff and commissioners are ready to celebrate. A ribbon cutting is scheduled for April 24 at 10 a.m. at the substation site near the intersection...
Port 1 considers brewery site lease
Drop Anchor Brewery representatives left a Port District No. 1 meeting on April 11 without a signed lease, but with assurances that the port was committed to working out an agreement with the brewery. Andy Lea, Richard Erickson, and Steve Sharp...
Land trust plans many 2013 projects
Wahkiakum County commissioners met with Columbia Land Trust (CLT) staff Tuesday afternoon for an update on CLT’s local land stewardship work. The workshop focused on four projects: Gorley Farm/Upper Grays River, Kandoll Farm, Upper Elochoman, and...
Wanted: school board candidates
Because board member Tony Boyce submitted his resignation on March 13, Wahkiakum School District directors are searching for someone to replace him on the five-seat board. Any community member can nominate a candidate for the position by calling the...
PUD board handles busy, varied agenda
Wahkiakum PUD commissioners acted on a surplus vehicle request, a water contract with the town, and discussed other business at a brief meeting Tuesday morning. They later attended the county commissioners’ meeting to hear a presentation from a...
Port 1 okays brewery building construction
In a 2-1 vote last Thursday night, Port District No. 1 commissioners approved moving forward with construction of a rental building at Elochoman Marina to lease to Drop Anchor Brewery, a newly-formed LLC with local investors. With Commissioner Larry...
Port moves forward on brewery building construction
In a 2-1 vote Thursday night, Port District No. 1 commissioners approved moving forward with construction of a rental building at Elochoman Marina to lease to Drop Anchor Brewery, a newly-formed LLC with local investors. With Commissioner Larry...
Port commission considers brewery; to act Thursday (March 14)
Wahkiakum Port District #1 commissioners met March 6 for further conversation with the partners of the Drop Anchor Brewery. Richard Erickson, Steve Sharp, and Andy Lea attended the meeting representing the brewery. Lea explained to the commissioners...
PUD addressing audit comments
Wahkiakum PUD is making progress in its efforts to correct financial reporting deficiencies identified during a review by the state auditor’s office last year. In the report issued last April, the auditors wrote: “The District’s internal...
Human remains found near Brookfield
A local resident reported finding human skeletal remains near Brookfield on February 21. According to Wahkiakum County Sheriff Mark Howie, the man was hiking along a trail near the Columbia River when he saw what appeared to be human bones. He left...
Investors seek to build brewery at marina
Is a local microbrewery on the horizon? At Monday’s Port District #1 meeting, a group of 10 local investors represented by Cathlamet businessman Richard Erickson presented a proposal to port commissioners to site a microbrewery on port-owned...
School board OK's policy banning marijuana on school property
Wahkiakum School District’s board of directors approved a policy on Tuesday night prohibiting the use, possession, or distribution of marijuana on school district property and also discussed the payment of transportation costs for summer extracurri...
PUD: No bonus; umbrage taken over water pact
Wahkiakum PUD Manager Dave Tramblie will not receive a bonus in appreciation for his stewardship of the PUD’s $2.3 million substation construction project that was completed last month. The project was originally projected to cost $3 million but...
New substation now in operation; bonus pay suggested
Wahkiakum PUD’s new substation is now in operation, Wahkiakum PUD commissioners learned at a Tuesday meeting. Manager Dave Tramblie told the commissioners that the substation’s transformer was first energized two weeks ago. “We put load on it...
Wahkiakum school district directors say no to pot on campus
Wahkiakum school board members don't want pot at school. State law prohibits tobacco possession on school district buildings and grounds, including use by spectators at sporting events. However, that law was put in place long before Washington voters...
PUD discontinues Westend meetings
PUD commissioners voted to discontinue evening meetings in western Wahkiakum County during their January 15 meeting. Hoping to ease travel and time constraints preventing Western Wahkiakum Water System (WWWS) customers from attending morning meetings...
Port 1 raises salaries, considers launch changes
Port District No. 1 commissioners approved raises for port management during their January 10 meeting. The commissioners approved resolutions authorizing 2.5 percent salary increases for Port Manager Jackie Lea and Assistant Port Manager Abe York....
PUD evaluating cost of Westend meetings
Wahkiakum PUD commissioners met January 2 for their first meeting of 2013. The commissioners approved payment of a $14,000 voucher to the Department of Revenue (DOR) for back taxes. A DOR audit in fall 2012 determined that the utility owed the state...
Commissioners act on new job positions
Wahkiakum County commissioners had resolutions to consider creating new positions in county departments when the board met Wednesday. Sheriff Mark Howie has created a sergeant's position for the sheriff's department, and Public Works Director Pete Ri...
PUD manager reports on water pact talks
Wahkiakum County PUD commissioners met December 18 for a brief meeting. PUD manager Dave Tramblie apprised the commissioners of the current status of water contract negotiations with the Town of Cathlamet. Tramblie said he had received data he had...
Port 1 prepares for springers
The season won’t be set until the end of January, but people are already making reservations to stay at the Elochoman Marina during spring Chinook salmon season, Port Manager Jackie Lea told port commissioners at a December 13 meeting. In...
Beavers cause Westend outage
Oneida Road residents have a beaver to thank for a November 29 power outage, PUD Line Crew Foreman Shane Pfenniger reported to the PUD’s commissioners at a brief December 4 meeting. When the line crew isolated the outage to its point of origin,...