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Resident tells commissioners Planning Department delays have stalled local composting project
Summary
David Dressler told the Walla Walla County commissioners he has waited years for permits for a local composting operation and called out Planning Department leadership; Community Development staff said a revised application has not yet been filed and staff will respond once the full package is submitted.
David Dressler, who said he has lived in the county for 40 years, used the public‑comment period at the Nov. 3 Walla Walla County commissioners meeting to press the board to resolve years of delays over a composting project run by Bio Environmental Resource Recovery International (BERI). “My name is David Dressler,” he said, and described repeated setbacks in seeking Conditional Use Permit (CUP) approvals and other planning responses that he said have cost “several $100,000” in lost time and interest.
Dressler singled out the county Planning Department and named Lauren Prentice as the department head, saying he had…
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