WALLA WALLA—There are currently three open positions on the Waitsburg-Coppei Flood Control District Board of Directors.

The district has been inactive for some years. There is an interest in reactivating the district to assist with certain flood control activities in the City of Waitsburg. By state law (RCW 85.38), such vacancies are filled through appointment by the Walla Walla County Commissioners in which the largest part of the district property is located. Appointees shall hold office until the next district election.

Applicants must be qualified voters of the district and own property within the district. The boundaries of the district-run along the Touchet River from the Lewis and Clark State Park to Bolles and along Coppei Creek from Coppei to its confluence with the Touchet River. It is situated primarily in Walla Walla County, with a smaller portion located in Columbia County, Washington.

Board members engage in flood control activities and plan, construct, maintain and operate improvements to prevent inundation or flooding, including dikes, levees, dams, etc., and also engage in drainage control and stormwater and surface water control, and many other powers as defined in RCW 85.38.180, by generally performing all such acts necessary to carry out the operation of the district.

Application forms for the board may be obtained on the County website (www.co.walla-walla.wa.us), or the Walla Walla County Commissioners’ Office, County Public Health and Legislative Building, 314 W. Main/P.O. Box 1506, Walla Walla, or by calling the Commissioners’ Office at (509) 524-2505. Interested persons are encouraged to call or email (wwcocommissioners@co.walla-walla.wa.us) with questions. Completed applications must be returned to the county commissioners’ office by Friday, March 19, 2021.

Applications may be mailed or emailed to wwcocommissioners@co.walla-walla.wa.us. As a part of the selection process, applicants may be interviewed. The Board of County Commissioners will make final decisions regarding appointments to fill the vacancies.