Workshop sessions for Snake dams proposal set

The first of three public workshop dates on the governor's Lower Snake River Dam Stakeholder Engagement program has been scheduled for the Quality Inn at 700 Port Drive in Clarkston Jan. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. Ninth District State Representatives Joe Schmick of Colfax and Mary Dye of Pomeroy urge residents in the district to attend.

In the 2019 legislative session, at Gov. Jay Inslee's request, $750,000 was included in the state operations budget to study possible breaching of the four Snake River Dams.

The 113-page report was released by the governor's office last Friday.

"This report and whateve...