Kate Smith

1 week ago | union-bulletin.com | Kate Smith

Walla Walla’s Joel Dickerson has a drive for improving transportation and roadways. A professional civil engineer, he will step into the new role of county engineer for Walla Walla County on Wednesday, April 23. “It matches up with my experience as an engineer to get a chance to hopefully do a good job managing the roads for Walla Walla County,” Dickerson said. The Board of County Commissioners hired him at a meeting on Monday, April 7. The position is a new one.

1 week ago | thenewstribune.com | Kate Smith

A coalition of advocates working to complete the four lanes of U.S. 12 between Walla Walla and Tri-Cities is looking to the Washington state transportation budget to lock in needed funding. Meagan Blair, the Port of Walla Walla's governmental affairs and community outreach specialist, said that to retain a historic $108.5 million federal grant for the project, the Port needs a 20% local match and enough funds to complete the project, which is estimated to be $351 million.

1 week ago | union-bulletin.com | Kate Smith

A coalition of advocates working to complete the four lanes of U.S. 12 between Walla Walla and Tri-Cities is looking to the Washington state transportation budget to lock in needed funding. Meagan Blair, the Port of Walla Walla’s governmental affairs and community outreach specialist, said that to retain a historic $108.5 million federal grant for the project, the Port needs a 20% local match and enough funds to complete the project, which is estimated to be $351 million.

1 week ago | wtloam.com | Kate Smith

2 weeks ago | union-bulletin.com | Kate Smith

A project to update Walla Walla’s middle housing code to match state requirements is available for public review. How to commentWritten comments can be sent to Development Services, 55 E. Moore St, Walla Walla, WA 99362, or emailed to [email protected] until 5 p.m. Friday, April 25. Comments can also be submitted at the public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 5, at City Hall in the City Council chambers, 15 N. Third Ave.