[Skamania] ⛏ A Quarry on the Clock - Skamania BOCC 7/7 - 7/21

July was quiet in the room at the Skamania County Board of Commissioners, and busy underneath. Commissioners closed the books on the county's old budget system, seated a batch of new volunteers, and watched two long-running fights inch forward: the Storedahl gravel quarry, whose public comment window closes July 30, and the arrival of the state's energy-siting council in the National Scenic Area.In This Episode:Commenter pleas against the Storedahl quarry, and the July 30 comment deadlineEFSEC, the state energy council, reaching into the Scenic Area for a transmission lineSupplemental Budget #1: the first budget fix under the county's new finance systemNew faces on the Board of Equalization and the Homeless Housing CouncilForest Youth Success survives another summer, with a donor shout-out (and a disclosure)Carson traffic, a hatchery guardrail, and 850 racers on the riverResources & Links:Read the full written Dispatch at SkamaniaDispatch.comComment on the Storedahl Draft EIS before July 30: see the county's project page at skamaniacounty.govSkamania County Board of Commissioners agendas, minutes, and audio: skamaniacounty.govCatch up on the quarry fight: our June BOCC recapThe bigger EFSEC story: The Nuclear Plant Wants Power, Skamania Wants AnswersStay 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.