Articles written by Art Swannak

Art Swannak, Whitman County Commissioner|Jul 8, 2021

I am writing in regards to your July 1, 2021, front page article titled "County, Conservation district at odds over Ewan flooding." I will first state the county is not in favor of flooding occurring at Ewan. Our public works and planning departments have attempted to work with Mr. Andrew Wolfe (manager of the Rock Lake Conservation District) and come to a reasonable compromise on the issue of tree removal in a wetland creek area. Mr. Wolfe is quoted as saying "The state statute ought to trump the county ordinance." However what is not...