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DAYTON-The Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC) heard updates on the Flood Control Zone (FCZD); salary of Public Works Manager, and the interlocal agreement. New Interim County Engineer Jeremy Weiland met with the BOCC for a brief update the Commissioners about a grant from the Department of Ecology for a flood plain study to reduce flood risk in the community. Once the grant is received, he can move forward with soliciting a consultant to conduct the study. Commission Chairman Marty Hall...
DAYTON-The Dayton School Board moved to allocate representative positions for each member, informed of the $6,000 Robotics Club award and updates on the behavioral programs. Representative positions were determined for the Board members. Aneesha Deiu is the Legislative Representative to be informed about State legislation that affects schools and to meet with elected officials to voice the position of the Board. Zac Fabian will serve as a Representative for both the Washington Interscholastic...
DAYTON–Annie's Attic and Café is the newest eatery to open here and will serve a select menu of homemade goods on Friday through Sunday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. The new Main Street business, Annie's Attic and Café, operated by owners Tony and Laura Aukerman, opened its doors at 232 E. Main Street on Christmas Eve. They will serve a limited menu, which will change daily, premiering home-cooked breakfast skillets, buttermilk pancakes, soups and sourdough bread from a 100-year-old recipe from "Gram...
DAYTON-The Board of Directors for the Columbia County Health System met on January 26 and discussed the end of year financial report, staffing shortages, project updates and response to public complaints. The five-year Strategic Plan was adopted and a contact for clinic services with Walla Walla University in College Place was authorized. A pre-audit financial report for 2021 was provided by CFO Matt Minor to the Board reflecting a gross revenue within .4% of the budget and expenses of 6.5%...
DAYTON-The Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC) held an exit interview for County Engineer and Public Works Director Charles Eaton in executive session; two resolutions were approved for that department; approval of an updated agreement for the Senior Center building; discussion on reorganizing the Maintenance department under Public Works; and to hire a Maintenance Manager to replace David Finney who moved into the Public Works Assistant Engineer position, all during the work session January 25...
DAYTON-Four City Council board member-elects–Marchand Hovrud, Laura Aukerman, Tyler Dieu and Teeny McMunn–took their oaths of office at a special meeting prior to the regular meeting on January 12, 2022. The City Council met ahead of the regularly scheduled monthly meeting on January 12 for newly elected councilmembers to be sworn in. Newly elected council members included Marchand Hovrud, who currently resides in Dayton and was sworn in, indicating she will fill the position until cir...
DAYTON–The Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC) authorized the option to use American Rescue Pan Act (ARPA) and the 2022 Indigent defense contracts for District and Superior Court, approved a letter of support for HB1928; and passed Resolution 2022–05. The BOCC approved the use of previously awarded American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allowance of $700,000 COVID recovery funds and the 2022 Indigent defense contracts for District and Superior Courts to Attorneys Rachel Cortez and Angela Garratt. The...
DAYTON–The newly elected Port of Columbia commissioners Seth Bryan and Johnny Watts took their oath at the meeting January 12, 2022. Watts then accepted the position as board Secretary. A training workshop was scheduled for January 27 where Port policies will also be reviewed and adopted. The Capital Facilities Plan was adopted, updates on Port assets and projects were provided by Executive Director Dickinson and approval was given by the Commissioners for a contract with Petrichor for c...
DAYTON–The Weinhard Café reopened with a themed dinner on January 14–15. The weekend of January 14-15, the Cafe opened with its first themed dinner both Friday and Saturday, featuring a French Cuisine of an appetizer charcuterie board, salad, a choice of roasted chicken or salmon. The take-out dinners can be ordered for pick up on Fridays and Saturdays and is enough to feed two to three people. Chef Daniel Rossi and partner Vicki Sternfeld-Rossi bought the Weinhard Cafe last April after it was...
DAYTON–The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved job descriptions for soon-to-be vacant positions of Public Works Director, County Engineer and Maintenance Supervisor; passed Resolutions 2022-02 Amending the Solid Waste Fee Schedule and 2022-03 amending the Public Works Organizational Chart and Salary Schedule Packet; appointed the new Deputy Clerk; and reviewed the 2022 Sheriff’s department budget during the work session on January 11. Public Works Director and County Engineer Cha...
DAYTON–Newly elected Dayton School Board members Jeffrey McCowen, Aneesha Dieu and Korinda Wallace took their oaths of office at the work session hybrid meeting on January 5. McCowen had been previously appointed in July of last year to replace Katie Leid after she stepped down and he also ran for election to the position. Recently appointed Board Member Zac Fabian was also present in person and Grant Griffen was present by Zoom. Following the swearing in, McCowen was voted in for the Chair a...
DAYTON–The St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store has exited the organization and now re-identifies the store name as "All Saints Thrift Store". Passersby going past the familiar thrift store on Main Street might notice a different name on the window saying "All Saints Thrift Store." Last November, the Board of Directors for the local 501c(3) non-profit Saint Vincent de Paul store voted to separate from the organization. With that separation, they are required to change the name and have chosen "...
DAYTON-The Columbia County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) accepted Commissioner Marty Hall as the new 2022 chairperson; hired accounting firm; accepted Jeremy Weiland as Interim Director of Public Works; joined the Prosecutor as plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the State and approved Resolution 2022-01 at the January 3 meeting. It is customary for the commissioners to take their turn holding the chair position each year and Hall was the one appointed for the 2022 year. The Flood Control Zone...
DAYTON–Information for public awareness about the effects of ten new Washington laws which restrict law enforcement officers was behind a pair of Town Hall meetings conducted by the Columbia County Sheriff's Office and County Prosecutor Monday and Tuesday, December 21 and 22. Columbia County Sheriff Joe Helm and Prosecutor Dale Slack initiated the community forum to also explain new civil protocols enacted recently by the U. S. Supreme Court. The recent Caniglia v. Strom, et al, ruling p...
DAYTON–The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) interviewed five Columbia County Rural Library District Board (CCRLD) candidates, appointing two, Michele Smith and Chuck Beleny, during a special meeting on December 14. The BOCC interviewed five candidates: Sharon Mendel, Michele Smith, Chuck Beleny, Amy Rosenburg, and Kevin Rust, all vying for the two vacant CCRLD Board positions left by June Riley and Heather Stearns. After an executive session, the BOCC appointed Michele Smith and Chuck B...
DAYTON–The Columbia County Board of Commissioners adopted the $4.8 million 2022 County current expense budget and multiple public works budgets, allocated $90,000 to the Port of Columbia and accepted the resignation of Columbia County Engineer Charles Eaton at the December 20 meeting. Next year's $4.8 million budget was approved after thoroughly defining each department's needs and wish list during several meetings over the last month. The Commissioners also approved, two to one, to provide $...
DAYTON-The City Council approved the $7.9 million 2022 budget at its December 1 meeting, holding some discussion before its approval, but absent discussion of the $1.4 million increase from 2021 to 2022. Councilmember Misty Yost expressed some concerns that she shared with fellow Councilman Dain Nysoe, who voted against the budget over the lack of meetings that are usually held by committees when preparing for it. Yost stated she felt comfortable to approve it because it is similar to the...
DAYTON–The City Council met with the new Public Works Director Ryan Paulson, approved the 2022-24 public works employees' union contract; Resolution 1484; and gave a salute to outgoing council members, at the meeting on December 15. Mayor Zac Weatherword introduced new Public Works Director Ryan Paulson to the City saying he was the best of the three candidates. "Today was his very first day," said Weatherford. "I'm very excited! Just working with him today, I have a really, really good f...
DAYTON–The Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved the appointment of Kim Boggs as the new District Court Judge and Krissy Chapman as the new Superior Court Clerk at the December 13 meeting. Two candidates, Boggs and Matt Johnson, were interviewed by the commissioners for the District Court Judge position opened with the retirement of Judge G. Scott Marinella after this year. "I'm very excited about it," Boggs said. "I've been doing judge pro tem since he [Marinella] was elected about 1...
DAYTON-The School Board approved the resignation of paraprofessional Peggy Robanske; recommendation to hire Jerry Dedloff Jr.; the transfer of Day Trust Estate funds and heard how the Kindness Campaign was being implemented at each educational level during the final regular meeting of the year on December 15, 2021. Robanske gave her notice of retirement beginning January 1 after working and volunteering for the district for 47 years. Jerry Dedloff Jr. was hired to fill the custodian position...
By Melissa Gemmell Dayton Chronicle Reporter DAYTON-Columbia County Health System (CCHS) Board approved the re-election of Bob Hutchens as Board Chair, with Jim Kime as Vice-Chair and Barb Miller as Secretary at the meeting December 15. Other changes include Chief of Staff and Vice-chief of Staff, and the naming of River's Walk Assisted Living Facility, Hutchens responded by saying, "I will serve. I will do my best and I appreciate your confidence. I really trust every one of you." CEO Shane...
DAYTON-The Port of Columbia Board of Commissioners appointed Genie Crowe, District No. 2, as board chair; approved the release of $3250 to the Friends of the Dayton Community Pool, and the $2 million broadband CERB grant contract and the Pacificorp pole agreement at the December 8 meeting. This marked the last Port meeting for appointed interim Commissioners, Chairman Shawn Brown, District 1, and Sean Milligan, District 3, before the newly elected Commissioners Seth Bryan, District 1 and Johnny...
DAYTON–The Columbia County Commissioners (BOCC) heard budget plans for the Flood Control Zone District 2022, Six-Year Transportation Plan, and the Annual Construction Project plan at the meeting December 6, 2021. The Flood Control Zone District 2022 budget was adopted at a public hearing held prior to the BOCC meeting on December 6. The budget reported an ending cash balance of $8400 with $478,000 in expenditures which were reduced on the Dayton rehab levee extension rehabilitation from $250,000...
DAYTON–The Columbia County Health System board (CCHS) were informed of the Five-Year Strategic Plan–approving the transfer of the Day Trust; the revenue bottom line; and refining the vision; mission and values of the hospital, voting to approve. McGuire spoke about the Five-Year Strategic Plan and said the previous version was problematic because it didn't apply to all levels of the organization. The revised plan presents measurable goals for each department to be followed up on regularly. A p...
DAYTON-The Dayton School Board affirmed Zac Fabian, heard survey results, and discussed the current 90-day plan during the work session December 1. The meeting was held by ZOOM access with all but one board member (Fred White) represented at the meeting. Fabian took his oath of office affirming his appointment to the vacancy left by Justin Jaech and will serve the remainder of the term until 2023. On the first topic of the Strategic Plan Superintendent Guy Strot told the Board, “I have n...
