Counties Join Forces for Shoreline Study

DAYTON - The Colum­bia County Board of Com­missioners Wednesday ap­proved a motion that would allow Columbia, Garfield and Asotin Counties to work together to complete their state-mandated Shore­line Master Programs. The cities of Starbuck and Clarkston are also likely to join the effort.

Each county and city in the state which has a waterway designated as a "shoreline of significance" - defined as a river, large lake or marine waterfront - must complete an SMP to meet the requirements of Washington's Shore­line Management Act. The studies, which are under­taken by private consulting firms, ta...