"It's the most contentious issue we've faced since I've been a commissioner, by far."

That was Walla Walla County Commissioner Todd Kimball, talking about a proposed zoning change to allow water bottling facilities in agricultural-zoned land in the county.

Commissioner Kimball and I met at The Times' office in Waitsburg last week to discuss that contentious issue, and why he and fellow commissioners Jim Johnson and Jim Duncan voted unanimously to allow the Walla Walla Planning Commission to keep that proposal on their list of potential zoning changes for later this year.

Kimball says he ta...