Summer is bringing a wave of mandatory infrastructure repairs to Klickitat County, threatening to temporarily sever key recreational and emergency routes. Plus, we look at how statewide mandates and national labor trends are compounding severe local workforce shortages in public defense and 911 emergency dispatch. This episode covers the May 26 and June 2 Klickitat County Board of County Commissioners meetings.

In This Episode

• The formal creation of the new Community Development Department
• The purchase of a new motor grader for the East End
• A local resident's push to name "Schoolhouse Creek" and flag illegal fill dumping
• Upcoming deadlines for fire districts on a potential fireworks ban

Resources & Links

• Read the full written Dispatch at skamaniadispatch.com
• Review the raw agendas and minutes at the Klickitat County Website
• Learn more about the Washington State Supreme Court Caseload Caps driving the public defense crisis
• Read up on the national push to reclassify 911 Dispatchers from "clerical workers" to first responders

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