[Klickitat] 🔒 Missing Care Lands in Jails - Klickitat BOCC 6/9-6/23

This month the Klickitat County Board of County Commissioners moved a public-records job to the Prosecutor's Office, absorbed roughly four hundred thousand dollars in public-health cuts, and heard a sobering update from the county jail, all while residents pressed them on data centers and Fourth of July fireworks. We connect June's decisions to the Gorge's longer story on mental health and the justice system.In this episode:Why the county is creating a Public Records Administrator, and the resident who keeps calling in to oppose itA candid jail update: a shrinking population but harder cases, a new local opioid-treatment partnership, and a proposed body scannerThe Health Department's roughly four-hundred-thousand-dollar cut, and what it means alongside jail spendingData centers floated for the old aluminum site and DallesportA fireworks survey pointing toward a partial ban with designated areasBackyard-cottage (ADU) rules, a Goldendale rezone, and short-term-rental trackingAnd a warm send-off for a longtime volunteer pilotResources & Links:Read the full written Dispatch - https://SkamaniaDispatch.comKlickitat County agendas, packets, and meeting recordings: https://www.klickitatcounty.govSubmit public comment before a meeting: [email protected] coverage: "Mental-Health Crisis Deepens" (Nov. 2025) and "The 2-Year Wait for Disability Services" (Apr. 2026)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.