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Council hears local event, water‑quality and emergency‑planning updates
Summary
The council discussed community events and local projects including an UnderCanvas event (May 1) permitting question, Firewise and chipping day planning, Dept. of Ecology e‑coli sampling on the White Salmon, and reported that the NW forest plan update is paused; the meeting adjourned at 8:34 pm.
At the close of the meeting members covered local items and community announcements. Joanna Turner raised permitting concerns for an UnderCanvas event planned for May 1 and council members discussed ATV permit limits and visitor impacts; Lucas King and others described ongoing Firewise event planning and a community chipping day scheduled for late May or early June.
Pat Arnold reported on a Dept. of Ecology water‑quality sampling program focused on E. coli at multiple river access points; sampling will occur every two weeks for about 18 months with results to be compiled later. The council heard that the NW forest plan update has been paused and that commercial huckleberry picking remains subject to permits and pending litigation. The meeting was adjourned by motion at 8:34 p.m.
