Commissioners report

The Wahkiakum County Commissioners had a short meeting Tuesday, with commissioner Tischer attending via Zoom.

In new business, the Town of Cathlamet requested a letter of support for the Town’s grant application to build a public bathroom as part of the new waterfront park. The commissioners signed the letter, although no representative of the Town Council was in attendance to describe why it was needed.

Representatives of the Cowlitz/ Wahkiakum Council of Government also asked the commissioners for a letter of support for a grant. The Council is seeking grant funding to do surveys of potential areas of development to determine if the properties require environmental cleanup. In Wahkiakum county, one potential site is the former DeBriae log sorting yard just west of Cathlamet.

At the end of the session, Commissioner Cothren reflected on the election of Dave Upthegrove for state lands commissioner. Cothren said that his election will impact the timber sales that the county relies on for most of its revenue. Cothren commented that if future timber sales are challenged in court and the county appeals the decision and wins, the delay could still result in a loss of revenue for the county.