The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

WAITSBURG—A letter signed by the Waitsburg City Council and the Mayor was published in The Times and sent out to residents of Waitsburg last week. The letter referenced the 2020 flood and the city’s need to make repairs to the affected areas of the levee within city limits. The letter said the city could not make the necessary repairs unless they received approval from all property owners in the affected area.

The letter said that while 75% of the property owners in the area had agreed to grant the city access to the levee, there were four property owners who had not signed on. The May...