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DAYTON—The Columbia County Commissioners held a public hearing on the petition to form the Columbia County Pool District on Monday, July 3, 2023. Chuck Belany and Lisa Naylor, representing the Just Friends of the Pool, presented to the board asking it to approve the resolution to put the proposition on the November 2023 ballot.

The commissioners approved the resolution, starting levy, and boundaries as described in the petition.

The designated boundaries of the proposed benefit areas would consist of rural, unincorporated Columbia County and the City of Dayton. The City of Starbuck has o...