The Whitman County Board of Equalization is scheduled to meet November 9, 2026 to review revaluation and new-construction notice dates and to record the status of petitions and any scheduled hearings.

Discussion Points

•Confirm last mailing date for new-construction notices
•Confirm last mailing date for revaluation notices
•Confirm whether hearings are scheduled
•Record whether petitions have been received, stipulated, or remain pending

Nov

November 04, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting for November 4, 2026. Media

Planning commissioners and consultants reviewed expanded solar and battery‑storage siting maps and draft code changes, including a proposed 500‑acre cap per utility installation and a 5,000‑acre countywide limit, setbacks, height limits and potential co‑siting rules.

Discussion Points

•1,500‑foot setback measurement rules; industry standard panel heights (~20 ft); agrivoltaics allowances and livestock impacts.
•Mapping methodology changes increased eligible acreage; desktop screening does not equal final site approval.
•Need for decibel thresholds and down‑lighting language; BESS tiers and relative footprint sizes; screening/landscaping requirements.
•Public asked for farmland protections, 7‑mile exclusion zone, fire‑district involvement and use of comparative ordinance databases.
•Whether 500 acres per facility is commercially viable or arbitrary; whether a 5,000‑acre county cap best protects agriculture; alternatives include market self‑limit, conditional use permits, or higher caps.

Decisions

•No formal ordinance vote taken; commissioners asked staff/consultant for follow‑up information.

Directions

•Commission asked consultant to provide examples and for staff to solicit fire district input.
•Consultants to provide refined maps showing buffer impacts on parcel developable area.
•Consultant to draft suggested sound and lighting language and provide graphics showing screening options.
•Consultant to produce graphics and sample code language mirroring county view‑shed/building restrictions; recommend decibel thresholds or defer to state standards.
•Consultant to research other jurisdictions and provide justification/examples for acreage limits; staff to draft ordinance whereas clauses explaining chosen limits.

Nov

11.02.2026 Whitman County Commissioners Meeting Agenda - Amended

The Whitman County Board of Commissioners was scheduled Nov. 2, 2026, for a workshop and regular board business including a public hearing on the Six‑Year Transportation Improvement Program, road‑vacation matters, staffing requests from the Health Department, and several contracts and budget items.

Discussion Points

•Entrance conference with State Auditor’s Office scheduled
•Health Department requested two positions listed in the workshop (Front Desk/Office Specialist; Nurse)
•Public hearings on TIP and multiple road‑vacation items were scheduled
•Several contracts and a juvenile facility budget were listed without dollar amounts

Nov

11.02.2026 Whitman County Commissioners Meeting Agenda

Whitman County Commissioners are scheduled to hold a workshop and regular meeting on November 2, 2026, at the Commissioners' Chambers in Colfax with remote participation via Zoom. The agenda lists hearings on the six-year transportation plan and multiple road vacations, requests for two Health Department positions, several contracts and an MOU with the City of Pullman and WSU, and a proposed 2027 juvenile facility budget item.

Oct

2026-10-26 Board of Equalization Meeting #1

The Whitman County Board of Equalization is scheduled to meet Oct. 26, 2026, to acknowledge the 2027 certified assessment rolls, receive status updates on assessed values and exemptions, and address petitions and any scheduled hearings.

Discussion Points

•Acknowledgement of 2027 certified assessment rolls.
•Questions about mailing dates for revaluation and new construction notices.
•Status of petitions (received, stipulated, pending) and whether hearings are scheduled.
•Status updates on assessed real property, personal property, senior citizen exemptions and new construction values.

Oct

October 21, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting for October 21, 2026. Minutes

Whitman County Planning Commission opened a workshop on Oct. 21, 2026 to kick off a Natural Resource Lands Designation Project led by consultant Facet, review status of Critical Areas and Flood Damage Prevention ordinances, and hear public comments about protecting farmland and concerns about solar and battery energy storage siting. Commissioners approved minutes and adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

Discussion Points

•County can provide data to consultant
•County has maps of former county quarries and a permit system
•Mapping and code drafts scheduled for Feb. workshops
•Planning Commission hearing to follow assembled comments
•Project purpose and timeline presented
•Project will prioritize agricultural lands mapping
•Public concern about farmland loss and BESS fire risk
•Quarry viability depends on rock exposure and cover thickness
•Requests for buffers and stricter siting rules for industrial-scale renewable infrastructure
•SEPA 14-day comment window will occur within the Commerce review
•SEPA and Commerce 60-day reviews will run before final hearing
•Status of Commerce 60-day review

Decisions

•Minutes approved; meeting adjourned

Directions

•Consultant to perform jurisdictional comparison and mapping; deliver GIS-ready data to county
•Planning Commission to review comments prior to a hearing
•Public Works to supply quarry map and permit data to Planning staff and Facet
•Staff to coordinate schedule and public notice
•Staff to include these public concerns in the Nov. 4 (solar) and Dec. 2 (BESS) workshops for code considerations
•Staff to post updated drafts and collect public comments

Oct

October 21, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting for October 21, 2026. Media

Whitman County Planning Commission held a kickoff presentation on a natural resource lands designation project and discussed the status of critical areas and flood damage prevention ordinance updates; the commission heard public comments urging strong protections for agricultural land and raised concerns about solar and battery storage development and mapping needs.

Discussion Points

•Availability of county quarry maps and permit records
•Clarification that designation is separate from ownership and that enforceable protections come from county code/zoning
•Commerce 60‑day comment period and concurrent SEPA (14‑day) window
•Concerns raised about farmland loss in Washington and about public‑safety and water demands for BESS
•Definition and purpose of natural resource land designations under the Growth Management Act
•Feasibility of GIS interactive layer vs static maps
•Limitations in predicting future quarry locations
•Need for visualizations and technical presentations
•Plan to avoid scheduling a planning commission hearing until Commerce comments are assembled
•Project tasks: jurisdictional review, mapping, draft criteria, SEPA review, workshops
•Public safety risk and water demand for BESS and large solar farms
•Public urged protections to limit industrial conversion of farmland such as large solar farms and BESS
•Whether BESS is colocated with solar or can be sited off‑site

Directions

•Ask presenters to provide visualizations of different facility layouts
•Commission to conduct workshops and provide input in winter/spring
•Schedule technical presentations: Rachel on solar (Nov. 4) and a BESS session (Dec. 2)
•Staff to assemble agency comments during the Commerce 60‑day comment period and return with draft maps/ordinance language
•Staff to incorporate agency comments and present updated draft to commission after Commerce review ends
•Staff to seek available county quarry and permit records and coordinate data transfer from consultant to county GIS

Oct

10.19.2026 Whitman County Commissioners Meeting Agenda - Amended

A bare agenda listing several non-procedural items including a public meeting on "Budget Amendment 2," a Port of Whitman support letter for Boyer Park dock repairs, an IT credit card request, an interim IT director appointment and a notice of public hearing on the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan.

Discussion Points

•Public meeting and companion resolution for Budget Amendment 2 to present proposed changes to the county budget.
•Workshop consideration of Port of Whitman grant support letter for Boyer Park dock repairs and rehabilitation planning project.

Oct

October 13, 2026, 10.13.2026 Palouse Trail Committee Meeting Agenda. Minutes

A meeting held Oct. 13, 2026 covered routine maintenance, a bylaws revision draft, long-range trail planning and an MOA, postponement of repair work until spring 2027 with winter safety measures, a request to have J-U-B present in December, and consideration of monthly 2027 meetings. Next meeting set for Dec. 8, 2026 at 10 a.m.

Discussion Points

•Approval of April minutes and meeting agenda recorded as passed unanimously.
•Consideration of monthly meetings for 2027; meetings currently scheduled for second Tuesday at 10 a.m.
•Decision to draft bylaws incorporating approved comments.
•End-of-year herbicide application planned; routine maintenance ongoing.
•Interim safety measures to be installed this winter.
•Review of J-U-B scope-of-services plan; request for J-U-B to present in December.
•Solicitation for repair quotes did not go out; committee voted to postpone repairs until spring 2027.

Decisions

•Approval recorded in minutes; no further action recorded.
•Draft assigned; approval deferred to December.
•No final scheduling change recorded in these minutes.
•Postpone major repairs; proceed with safety measures this winter.
•Presentation request recorded; no procurement action recorded.

Directions

•Amendments to bylaws to address scheduling if change adopted.
•Have J-U-B present scope at Dec. 8 meeting.
•Install additional winter safety measures; defer procurement to spring 2027.
•Staff to complete herbicide application (date not specified).
•Yetter to produce draft for December meeting.

Oct

October 07, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting for October 7, 2026. Minutes

Planning Commission began Year 2 of a Department of Commerce Periodic Update Grant to draft solar and battery storage (BESS) ordinance language, reviewed mapping and a proposed 1,500-foot setback, discussed agrivoltaics and visuals, heard several public comments urging a workable local ordinance, and scheduled follow-up work on natural-resource land designations and a separate flood prevention ordinance.

Discussion Points

•Arguments that workable ordinances provide income stability for farmers and protect local services.
•Compatibility of agrivoltaic systems with Palouse cropping and farm operations.
•Concerns about long‑term residual herbicides, drainage tile impacts, decommissioning standards and BESS fire mitigation.
•Natural Resource Land Designations to be drafted separately by Facet; Flood Damage Prevention ordinance to be standalone to reference updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps.
•Proposal to perform 'code testing' by applying draft regulations to a sample parcel to test feasibility.
•Public concern that overly restrictive setbacks will push permitting to EFSEC and reduce local input.
•Set schedule to front‑load revisions and target a consolidated draft in January 2027; allow time for agency outreach and SEPA/60‑day review.
•Small cleanup items remain for Critical Areas Ordinance after flood separation.
•Whether the 1,500‑foot setback should measure to property lines or structures and whether it is appropriate to apply longstanding rural residential spacing rules to utility‑scale renewable projects.

Directions

•Facet to present at Oct. 21 meeting; staff to merge consultant schedules and return with draft language for public review.
•Post draft materials with agendas; merge consultant schedules so the public can track multiple ordinance tracks.
•Staff/consultants to draft clearer agrivoltaic definitions, vegetation management/decommissioning standards and BESS fire mitigation in next code drafts.
•Staff/consultants to refine setback language and mapping and present alternatives at future meetings.
•Staff to refine setback and mapping; consider liability and fire mitigation language in BESS rules.

Oct

Planning Commission Hearing for October 7, 2026

The Whitman County Planning Commission was asked to consider amendments separating floodplain development rules from the Critical Areas Ordinance and to adopt updated FEMA flood hazard information, and held a Year 2 kickoff workshop on solar and battery storage ordinance drafting on Oct. 7, 2026.

Discussion Points

•Consultant recapped Year 1 direction and sought confirmation of priorities for code drafting.
•DNR/WGS provided technical comments on geologic-hazard and CAO language; staff proposed addressing broader CAO edits in a later update.
•Presentation listed milestone dates for content review and recommended topics including siting, setbacks, screening, safety, operations, and decommissioning.
•Staff emphasized the county must adopt updated FIS/FIRMs and floodplain regulations by Dec. 23, 2026 to remain in the NFIP.
•Staff requested the Planning Commission receive public testimony and consider recommending the proposed amendments to the Board of County Commissioners.

Oct

October 07, 2026, Planning Commission Hearing for October 7, 2026. Minutes

At its Oct. 7, 2026 public hearing, the Whitman County Planning Commission recommended that the Board of County Commissioners adopt amendments to Whitman County Code Chapters 9.05 and 17.12 to separate and update floodplain development rules and to adopt FEMA's updated Flood Insurance Study and maps effective Dec. 23, 2026.

Discussion Points

•Commissioners reviewed findings and conclusions supporting the recommendation.
•Ecology advised separating floodplain development regulations from Critical Areas to a standalone Chapter 17.12; Planning staff edited drafts for local administration.
•FEMA completed updated FIS and FIRMs with a Letter of Final Determination dated June 23, 2026; effective date Dec. 23, 2026.
•No substantive public opposition recorded; one commenter thanked staff for clarifying the handling of additional agency comments.
•SEPA DNS issued Sept. 10, 2026 with no comments; state agency review via PlanView remains open through Nov. 3, 2026.

Decisions

•Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation approved and transmitted to BOCC.
•Planning Commission approved Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and recommended adoption of the proposed amendments to the Board of County Commissioners.

Directions

•Include agency comments received before Nov. 3, 2026 in the record as appropriate.
•Staff may incorporate limited revisions responsive to state agency comments received before Nov. 3, 2026 if they do not substantially alter scope or purpose.
•Staff to transmit recommendation, findings, minutes, and proposed ordinances to the Board of County Commissioners.
•Transmit records and proposed ordinances to BOCC.

Sep

September 08, 2026, 09.08.2026 Whitman County Commissioners Meeting Agenda. Minutes

Whitman County Board of Commissioners held workshops and board business Sept. 8–15, 2026, approving several contracts and administrative delegations, receiving Facilities and Public Works updates (including Hume Road progress and a scheduled Avista outage), and entering multiple executive sessions to discuss employee performance under RCW 42.30.110(1)(g).

Discussion Points

•Colfax Health Department project completion and final signoff.
•Engineer's report for Pullman Health Building 99% complete; billing being added to statement of loss.
•Hume Road contractor progress; partial paving likely this year with possible gravel completion for winter.
•Multiple administrative delegations, contract ratifications and policies were reviewed and moved for approval.
•No financial details included in minutes.
•No granular line-item detail included in minutes.
•Procurement actions for long-haul hauling and guardrail/guidepost work presented by Public Works.
•Removal of traffic signal at SR194/U.S. 195 raised safety concerns from fire districts.
•Standard consent-agenda financial approvals for wire transfers and voucher claims.

Decisions

•Consent agenda items approved as recorded.
•No change to project timeline recorded; staff to follow up with WSDOT.
•No formal vote on capital changes recorded; information items presented to board.
•Notices and contracts approved and recorded as carried.
•Ratification of Public Defense grant signature; ratification of GGS Consulting contract; approval of IT signature delegation and Notification Protocol policy.

Directions

•Chief Finance Administrator authorized to pursue unclaimed property claims with WA Dept. of Revenue and sign necessary letter.
•Facilities to proceed with storm cleanup and billing to county.
•Ginno Construction to make plan updates and prepare final project bid.
•Public Works to contact Washington State Department of Transportation about signal replacement and report back.
•Public Works to proceed with bidding and contract execution under county procurement rules.

Sep

September 08, 2026, Solid Waste Advisory Committee Regular Meeting. Media

Whitman County Solid Waste Advisory Committee met to approve June minutes, hear updates on a tipping-room floor repair ($878,615), an ORCA waiver and organics options, a county RFP for long-haul disposal (proposals due Dec. 7), service changes in the town of Garfield, and membership/appointments including a Pullman councilor expressing interest.

Discussion Points

•Arrangement includes Pullman storing cans and Garfield handling some billing; residents reportedly saved money
•Commissioners approved notice of call for proposals
•Committee questioned conflict-of-interest implications for member contractors
•Eric Kajaren to pursue SWAC appointment paperwork
•Fall cleanup scheduling contingent on project timing
•Formal appointment is done by the Board of County Commissioners
•Garfield awarded collection to Pullman Disposal due to staffing turnover
•Need to recruit more non-industry members due to low attendance
•Need to retop floor due to age and wear; goal to minimize downtime
•Next biennium allocations will await the governor's budget
•No biennium funding reductions reported
•Operational issues include bin design and haul mileage/cost
•Options: regional hauling to Bartek vs. building local organics handling; estimated local conversion cost $4–$5M
•ORCA waiver submitted and acknowledged by Ecology; six-week review window
•Pooled PCA recycling-tax funds (~$60,000 statewide) will be added to the unspent process for reobligation
•Project awarded to American Restore for approx. $878,615
•Proposals due Dec. 7; current contract ends June 30 next year
•Questions remain about disposal destinations and heavy-waste handling

Decisions

•Bid awarded; proceed with procurement and scheduling
•Proceed with RFP process as approved by commissioners

Directions

•Ecology to provide formal waiver responses and to circulate grant details to the committee
•Monitor service outcomes and partnerships with composters/disposal sites
•Staff to email application to Eric and follow up with commissioners
•Staff to monitor Ecology response and report haul and cost estimates
•Staff to obtain notice to proceed and set fall cleanup date accordingly
•Staff to publish the RFP and accept proposals by Dec. 7

Sep

September 08, 2026, Solid Waste Advisory Committee Regular Meeting. Minutes

Whitman County Solid Waste Advisory Committee reviewed facility repairs, a major resurfacing contract, county planning for state organics mandates, and replacement contracts for long-haul disposal. Committee members also noted a municipal collection transition in Garfield and discussed board membership recruitment.

Discussion Points

•Approximately $60,000 in PCA recycling tax funds to be added to unspent statewide pool
•Bids due Dec. 7, 2026
•County cited travel distance and resident cost burden in waiver request
•Eric Fejeran applying for Pullman representative seat
•Fall cleanup dates dependent on repair schedule
•Fall cleanup dates pending resurfacing schedule
•Garfield transitioned municipal collection to Pullman Disposal on an estimated five-year contract
•Need to recruit representatives from smaller towns and unincorporated areas
•Need to replace Republic Services contract expiring July 1, 2027
•Need to schedule work on a weekend to minimize disruption
•Operational routing of butcher waste and biosolids changed to haul directly to Bartek
•Retrofitting costs estimated at $4–5 million
•Roll-off truck repaired and servicing rural recycling stations again
•State recycling grant funding remains stable

Decisions

•Call for proposals approved
•Contract awarded to American Restore for $878,615
•Garfield municipal collection contract transitioned
•Waiver submitted

Directions

•Await Dept. of Ecology response by Oct. 14
•Committee to pursue broader recruitment
•Proceed with RFP and solicit bids
•Staff to confirm contractor schedule and update fall cleanup dates
•Staff to set fall cleanup dates after confirming resurfacing schedule

Sep

September 02, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting for September 2, 2026. Minutes

Whitman County Planning Commission discussed separating floodplain regulation from the Critical Areas Ordinance to adopt new FEMA flood maps by Dec. 23, 2026; Department of Ecology presented NFIP implications; October 7 public hearing scheduled and Board adoption anticipated Nov. 16.

Discussion Points

•Commissioners requested to give staff leeway and provide advance comments to reduce immediate workload.
•Commission will increase meeting frequency temporarily to handle workload.
•FEMA DFIRMs go effective Dec. 23, 2026; county must adopt local ordinance to remain in NFIP.
•Minutes approved by voice vote; Oct. 7 hearing proposed for flood ordinance; meeting adjourned.
•Need to adopt new FEMA maps by Dec. 23 to maintain NFIP eligibility; Ecology offered to assist with ordinance text; desire to avoid substantive changes while moving content to Chapter 17.12.
•NFIP benefits include access to federal flood insurance, grants, and disaster assistance.
•Planner retirement and lack of assistant position; county faces budget pressure affecting hiring.
•Public request to require applicant disclosures and protections for scenic/agricultural resources in solar ordinance.
•Request for county legal counsel to review state agrivoltaics statutes.
•Year-two grant work will resume; Solar/BESS and Natural Resource Land ordinances are distinct tasks.

Decisions

•Adjourned meeting
•Approved minutes

Directions

•Commissioners to submit edits earlier; staff to continue posting materials.
•Kickoff Solar/BESS and Natural Resource Land work at the Sept. 16 meeting.
•Staff to accept written comments into the record and consider legal review at a future meeting.
•Staff to post revised drafts and schedule Oct. 7 hearing; commissioners to review by Sept. 16.

Sep

September 02, 2026, Planning Commission Meeting for September 2, 2026. Media

Whitman County Planning Commission discussed urgent adoption of new FEMA flood maps, reviewed draft flood damage prevention and critical areas ordinances, set an October 7 public hearing, advanced year‑2 planning work on solar/battery and natural resource land ordinances, and heard public comment on solar/agrivoltaics; staffing and budget pressures for the planning office were raised.

Discussion Points

•Assistant planner position vacant after retirement; Grace will run the office as a single person for the near term.
•Concerns raised about properties newly mapped into flood zones and lender‑required insurance.
•Consultant scope includes solar/battery ordinance work and separate natural resource land designation work.
•County commissioners reported an estimated ~$3,000,000 budget gap; staff availability may be constrained.
•Ecology explained NFIP structure and benefits; staff described the need to separate floodplain language from the county's critical areas ordinance to comply with NFIP.
•Ecology indicated much of the model language came from the state model NFIP ordinance and that duplicates remain to be reconciled.
•Grace recapped year‑1 outcomes with Kimley Horn and Facet and presented draft schedule for year‑2.
•Public commenter requested specific code definitions and protections and referenced recent letters submitted to staff.
•She asked for legal counsel to review state agrivoltaics provisions to guide local code drafting.
•Staff identified specific definitions and sections moved between documents and described where statutory authorization and penalties were inserted.

Decisions

•No adoption at this meeting; commission to review and make recommendations at subsequent meetings.
•No final adoption at this meeting; commission to review drafts and hold Oct. 7 public hearing.
•No hiring decision at this meeting; hiring timeline contingent on budget decisions.
•No ordinance language change decided at this meeting; items to be considered during drafting and before hearings.
•Proceed with consultant work under grant; public outreach to follow.

Directions

•Commissioners to be mindful of requests to planning staff and to help prioritize work items.
•Kickoff planned for Sept. 16; commissioners to review schedule and provide feedback before that meeting.
•Staff and Ecology to resolve duplicate definitions and post corrected drafts and a comparison cheat sheet before the Oct. 7 hearing.
•Staff to advertise comment periods, post updated drafts online, and schedule planning commission hearing for Oct. 7.
•Staff to coordinate with Dept. of Commerce and Ecology to refine drafts prior to hearing.
•Staff to place written comments in the public record and post them online; commission to consider legal review for agrivoltaics provisions.
•Staff to seek assistance from engineering and other county staff where possible.

Aug

August 31, 2026, 08.31.2026 Whitman County Commissioners Meeting Agenda Amended. Minutes

Whitman County commissioners met Aug. 31, 2026, reviewed the 2027 preliminary budget showing an estimated $3.2M deficit, approved multiple support letters and appointments, awarded contracts for fairgrounds and transfer station repairs, and reviewed public works and facilities project updates; no final budget action was taken.

Discussion Points

•Adoption of planning letter and road renaming; public works project status and code clarification on data centers.
•Appointments to county incident team were introduced and approved.
•Board approved letter of support for parks planning grant.
•Board approved letters of support for two external initiatives.
•Motion to sign annexation petition introduced and seconded.
•Presentation of 2027 preliminary budget numbers and recommendations to continue departmental budget meetings.
•Ratification of contract and appointment of project manager recorded.
•Transfer station bid award and facilities project timeline updates.

Decisions

•Appointments effective immediately; no expiration date specified.
•Contract ratified and project manager appointed.
•Motion carried; letter to be sent.
•Motion carried; petition will be transmitted.
•Motions carried; letters to be transmitted.
•No adoption of the 2027 budget at this meeting.
•Planning letter adopted; road renaming approved; staff to prepare follow-up correspondence.
•Transfer Station contract awarded; Pullman permitting and final pricing to proceed.

Directions

•Clerk to forward petition to Fire District 3.
•Clerk to send letters to applicants/agencies.
•Clerk to transmit letter with grant application.
•Continue department-level budget meetings and make changes to the proposal before adoption.
•Departments to update team rosters and contact lists.
•Facilities and Public Works to coordinate contract execution and permitting.
•Project manager to assume oversight duties and coordinate with contractor.
•Public Works to insert road into county log and prepare letter regarding data-center code position.

Aug

August 17, 2026, 08.17.2026 Whitman County Commissioners Meeting Agenda Amended. Minutes

Whitman County Board of Commissioners met Aug. 17, 2026 (with business continued Aug. 24). The board opened bids for the Palouse Empire Campground and later awarded the contract to Palouse River Rock, approved an interfund loan to Emergency Communications, approved a real-estate purchase, appointed two designated crisis responders, and heard updates on Hume Road and several county facility projects.

Discussion Points

•Approval of a $995,000 interfund loan with specified interest and term.
•County staff to review bids and complete post-award contracting.
•County will delineate a route through the construction area and review passability daily.
•Four bids were opened and read aloud; Palouse River Rock submitted the lowest bid.
•No award recorded in the minutes; bid will be reviewed by county staff.
•Pilot cars will be used during working hours; no overnight pilot operations.
•Progress timelines and next tasks for Courthouse parking lot, Colfax Health Department, Pullman Health Building and Pullman District Court.
•Real-estate purchase agreement recorded and appointments made.
•Rescission of prior resolution related to Emergency Communications financing.
•Single bid received from American Restore, Inc. for $878,615.
•Soft spots found on Hume Road; contractor and staff recommend delaying paving.

Decisions

•Award contract to Palouse River Rock for $465,562.08 (approved Aug. 24, 2026).
•Motions recorded as carried in the minutes for rescission, loan approval, property purchase and appointments.

Directions

•Finance and county administration to complete loan and purchase documentation and report back as required.
•Procurement staff to review bid and return with recommendation.
•Public Works to monitor and report conditions; consider closure if unsafe.
•Staff to complete contract review and return executed contract to board as required.
•Staff to monitor contractor schedules and report cost changes if engineer updates prompt re-evaluation.

Aug

August 11, 2026, 08.11.2026 Palouse Trail Committee Meeting Agenda Amended. Minutes

Palouse Trail Committee met Aug. 11, 2026 and approved the April minutes (one abstention). Staff reported on routine maintenance rules, discussed bylaw edits and a draft MOA for long-range replacement planning, and authorized solicitation of bids to repair six damaged trail sections. Next meeting Oct. 13, 2026.

Discussion Points

•Approval of April minutes and agenda; attendance recorded.
•Assignment for Yetter to produce a spreadsheet for October review.
•Collection of input for bylaw revisions.
•Draft MOA prepared to outline roles for entities in long-range replacement planning.
•Emergency meeting may be required to award contract once bids received.
•Multiple calls reported closures in Moscow due to construction at a water treatment plant and a bridge replacement at the University of Idaho.
•Solicitation for bids to repair six trail sections.

Decisions

•April minutes and current agenda approved (passed, one abstention).

Directions

•Prepare spreadsheet of recommended bylaw changes by October meeting.
•Proceed with solicitation for bids
•Share MOA draft with committee before Oct. meeting.

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