[Klickitat] 🌊The Great Downtown Flood & Red Rag Mystery - Bingen April ‘26 Round-Up

Bingen's downtown takes a hit as a contractor strikes an unmarked water main, flooding local businesses and forcing month-long closures. We dive into the major flood that swept through town, and our request to help solve the mystery of who is clogging the city’s water system with a distinctive item: red cotton shop rags!In This Episode:The missing locate wire and the fallout for Carmen's KitchenSewer plant upgrades and the expensive problem with red shop ragsThe BNSF Quiet Zone diagnostic timeline and the Walnut Street hurdleState-mandated middle housing friction on Lois LaneThe new Building Committee and Gorge Heritage Museum repairsA forthcoming Immigrant Community Support StatementResources & Links:Read the full written text at skamaniadispatch.comWater main break floods Bingen businesses, forces closuresBingen City Council Agendas & Minutes: City of Bingen WebsiteStay 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.