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Residents and officials raise emergency plan, postal issues and data‑center concerns during public comment
Summary
Wasco County Commissioner Scott Hege offered the county's approved Emergency Operations Plan (including Mosier); residents raised postal delivery problems and a candidate introduced their county commissioner campaign; a councilor asked about Google data center impacts and was told the centers do not draw from the Columbia River.
During the public-comment portion, Wasco County Commissioner Scott Hege reported that Wasco County approved an Emergency Operations Plan that includes Mosier and offered to share the plan with the City. The commissioner's offer provided a near-term resource for local emergency planning and coordination.
Residents raised two recurring local concerns: Councilor Lydia Koerner and others described packages being returned when both street addresses and PO Boxes are used; Mayor Anderson and Councilor Ron Wright discussed escalating the issue through Senator Merkley’s office or speaking with Mosier Post Office manager Joe Atwood. Councilor Charlie Cannon asked about the environmental oversight of Google data centers and potential effects on the Columbia River's temperature; Commissioner Hege responded that Google draws from municipal and well sources, not directly from the Columbia, and said discharges meet EPA requirements and offered to provide additional information.
