[Klickitat] 🔌 EV Vote & 30% Rule - White Salmon June '26 Round-Up

This month, the White Salmon City Council voted to make every new home EV-ready, and the debate was really about who pays for it. We've also got a denied housing appeal at the Planning Commission, a ten-thousand-dollar snag for the Fourth of July parade at the Community Development Committee, and a storm that closed a road. Here's your June in White Salmon.In This EpisodeThe City Council adopts an EV-ready ordinance, 5-0, and wrestles with affordabilityThe six-year transportation plan, storm damage on Skagit and Scenic, and a drought summerCluster mailboxes retired, Knowledge Bowl state champions, and a state housing-board appointmentThe Community Development Committee reworks heritage months and hits a $10,000 parade-closure wallThe Planning Commission denies the Wyers Street reconsideration and eyes the short-term-rental "30% rule"Resources & LinksRead the full written Dispatch at skamaniadispatch.comWhite Salmon agendas, packets, and meeting recordings: whitesalmonwa.gov/meetingsSubmit written public comment: [email protected] up: City Council July 1, Planning Commission public hearing July 8Community Development Committee coverage draws on a recording from the Columbia Gorge Documenters, powered by Uplift Local (CC BY 4.0).Stay Connected with the GorgeThe Skamania Dispatch and The Klickitattler are community-led projects of OpenGorge.org.To stay updated on local news, governance, and community events across the region, you can sign up for both newsletters at SkamaniaDispatch.com. For real-time updates and to join the conversation, follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/OpenGorge.