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County approves right of entry for St. Helens reservoir siting study at fairgrounds

5914702 · October 1, 2025
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Columbia County approved a right-of-entry permit to allow the city of St. Helens to test potential sites, including county fairgrounds property, for a proposed 5 million-gallon replacement reservoir.

The Columbia County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved a right-of-entry request allowing the city of St. Helens to conduct site testing at up to five candidate locations as part of a reservoir siting study, including a potential site at the Columbia County fairgrounds.

Ed McGlone, county counsel, explained the city is evaluating multiple locations for a replacement reservoir to replace aging tanks on Pittsburgh Road. He said the city’s consultant, Keller Associates, is narrowing five candidate sites to three or four and that one previously considered site (a…

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