[Klickitat] 📬 White Salmon Mar ‘26 - Treefest, Mail Stalemates & Middle Housing

This month, White Salmon is wrestling with the real-world costs of rapid regional growth. We’re breaking down the latest moves from the White Salmon City Council, the Planning Commission, and the Tree Board, covering everything from a massive tree removal plan for the new bridge to the surprisingly fierce debate over shared sewer lines for new housing.In This Episode:The Cost of Density: Why local developers and the city's Public Works department are clashing over shared utilities and trenching costs.Speed Zones: The Pucker Huddle Coalition's push for slower traffic on State Route 141, and why the city is hitting the brakes on their support letter.Mail Stalemates: The latest (or lack thereof) on White Salmon's fight with the USPS over at-home delivery.Free Blueprints: The Planning Commission's pitch for pre-approved housing plans to cut red tape.Resources & Links:Read the full written version of the newsletter at skamaniadispatch.com.Access raw agendas, Zoom links, and public comment forms for upcoming municipal meetings at the city's official portal: whitesalmonwa.gov.Explore policy solutions for urban infrastructure at Strong Towns and the Incremental Development Alliance.Documenter notes are available for republishing under Creative Commons license CC by 4.0. thanks to Columbia Gorge Documenters, powered by Uplift Local: https://upliftlocal.news/columbia-gorge/columbia-gorge-documenters/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.