By Ken Graham
The Times
Commission Hears Flood District Ideas
Many counties in Washington have created Flood Control Districts to help mitigate risks
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DAYTON – The Columbia County Board of Commissioners on Monday heard a presentation from the former Public Works Director of Kittitas County about that county’s success in forming a flood control district.
Kirk Holmes, who is now an engineer in the private sector, described his county’s history of flooding in the last couple of decades, and the process they went through to get voter approval to form a flood control district. That approval resulted in a property tax levy of seven cents per thousand dollar valuation and generates approximately $480,000 per year for the district.
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