The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

DAYTON - Columbia County residents are invited to participate in the Shoreline Master Program update process by attending a shoreline visioning workshop. Workshops will take place at three locations on October 9. - 1 to 2:30 pm at Starbuck City Hall

200 Main Street, Starbuck - 3:30 to 5 pm at the Last

Resort Campground

2005 Tucannon Road - 6 to 7:30 pm at

Camp Touchet

1130 N Touchet Road,

Dayton

Asotin, Columbia, and Garfield Counties, the city of Clarkston, and the town of Starbuck have formed a coalition to update and adopt their respective Shoreline Master Programs.

The 1971 Shoreline Management Act is the foundation for shoreline management in Washington. In 2003, the state issued new SMP Guidelines (WAC 173-26) that requires that all shoreline master programs that are new, comprehensively updated, or changed by limited amendments be consistent with the new guidelines.