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West Richland adopts ordinance to allow youth fishing and limited nonmotorized boating at Park at the Lakes
Summary
City council adopted Ordinance O4-25 to allow minors to fish and permit nonmotorized boating under supervision at Park at the Lakes, while adding license, vegetation and safety rules, a cannabis ban and enforcement provisions.
The West Richland City Council adopted Ordinance O4-25 on Feb. 18, 2025, amending park-use rules to allow persons 17 years and younger to fish at Park at the Lakes and to permit nonmotorized boating for minors with adult supervision and required personal flotation devices.
The ordinance responds to resident requests to reopen the lakes for youth fishing after a 2021 ban. Public Works Director Roscoe Slade told the council the mayor directed staff and city legal and risk representatives to review the issue and return recommended code language. “If adopted tonight, [this] would allow youth fishing and minors to do nonmotorized boating with adult supervision,” Slade said.
Why it matters: the change restores limited recreational access to a neighborhood park that residents and the Parks Board sought to reopen for families, while the city and its insurer recommended safeguards to…
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