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Council authorizes bidding for final Reeser Creek levee phase after decade‑long effort

2677503 · March 18, 2025
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Public Works described a multi‑year Reeser Creek flood mitigation project; the council authorized staff to bid the final levee phase after completing land acquisition, archaeological review and infrastructure work including a new fish‑passable bridge.

Public Works staff summarized the long history of the Reeser Creek project, which stretches back to the early 2010s and seeks to reduce flood risk for West Ellensburg. John Morrow reviewed prior work: construction of an earlier setback levee, grant applications to Floodplains by Design, purchase of roughly 56 acres with the assistance of Trust for Public Land, the construction of a fish‑passable flood‑conveyance bridge and…

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