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Planning director flags salmon-recovery grant; suggests county consider partnering with tribe on Enloe Dam work
Summary
A county planning official highlighted a state salmon-recovery grant with multiple eligible activities — including partnership on Enloe Dam removal, culvert work, stormwater protections and incorporating salmon plans into county code — and asked county staff to evaluate applicability.
A planning official alerted commissioners that a state salmon-recovery grant with a March application deadline lists several eligible activities that could align with county priorities, including potential partnership with the Colville Tribe on Enloe Dam work.
JP Keith Palmer, identifying himself as a founding director (planning role), summarized eligible activities: integrating a salmon recovery plan into the county’s comprehensive plan and regulations, monitoring and adaptive management in critical areas, enforcement and promoting infill development, forest hydrology measures and coordinating public-works funding to improve stormwater protections. He asked staff to check whether public works or other county programs could use the funding.
Commissioners noted recent culvert and bridge work and suggested the planning and public-works offices evaluate whether the grant could support ongoing repairs and replacements. Palmer also flagged vacancies on the planning commission; he said terms expire March 1 and urged the county to confirm advertising to fill two seats.
No formal county action was taken at the Feb. 11 meeting; the planning director said he would forward the grant notice to county public-works staff for review.
