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Klickitat County Jail remains open as of April 12, but the process has begun to close the jail following accusations of human rights violations after a suicide and one inmate described to have the smell of rotting flesh. Songer has said he will respond to County Commissioner questions if given a reasonable amount of time. The questions are on top of the questions submitted by state and federal agencies regarding conditions at the jail.
A second round of contract losses forces Klickitat County into budget crunch as dollars from Landfill dwindle. When asked about the reasons for the contract losses, Steve Gilmore, media representative for Republic Landfill Services, attributed the losses to a competitive market. “It's going to get exceedingly more difficult to pass a budget in the coming years,” Commissioner Jake Anderson said. ”The landfill has been our savior and saving grace for the last 30 years…
Bob Haechrel hit on a question of fairness in regards to tax breaks for Google on their construction of two new data centers at the former aluminum plant site in The Dalles. It was just one of several comments Wasco County Commissioners received at their Wednesday public hearing.
