[Skamania] 🌿 Building Near a Wetland - North Bonneville June '26

What does it really cost to build a house near a wetland in North Bonneville? This month the City Council turned a routine environmental-rules update into a debate about affordability and local control. We also cover the North Bonneville Planning Commission, a firefighter bill four years overdue, a library open just six hours a week, and why sewer pipes are quietly straining budgets all across the Gorge.In This EpisodeThe Critical Areas Ordinance heads to the state, and one councilor's cost analysis that reframed the whole debateThe city pays off firefighter-pension dues unpaid since 2022, and a vote where the record and the recording disagreeSixty-five hundred dollars in tourism funds for a summer car show and Gorge DaysA library that gets used every day but is staffed only six hours a weekBlackberries, faded road lines, and a striping machine the city could not buyWhy North Bonneville's fifty-year-old sewer lift stations are part of a Gorge-wide storyWhat is next: a July 7 zoning hearing and a July 28 look at the Bradford Island Superfund siteResources & LinksRead the full written Dispatch at skamaniadispatch.comNorth Bonneville City Council agendas, minutes, and audio (the new "Supplemental Documents" link holds sheriff reports and written public comment)North Bonneville Planning Commission meetings & minutes: the draft Title 20 zoning revisions and the July 7 public hearingFort Vancouver Regional Library: send comments on the North Bonneville branch through the FVRL websiteWashington Department of Fish and Wildlife Priority Habitats and Species and Department of Ecology Critical Areas / wetlands guidanceStay 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.