Applicants sought for vacancies on Waitsburg-Coppei Flood Control District Board of Directors

WALLA WALLA—There are currently three open positions on the Waitsburg-Coppei Flood Control District Board of Directors. The district has been inactive for some years. There is an interest in reactivating the district to assist with certain flood control activities in the City of Waitsburg. By state law (RCW 85.38), such vacancies are filled by appointment by the board of county commissioners in which the largest part of the district property is located, which is Walla Walla County. Appointees shall hold office until the next district election.

Applicants must be qualified voters of the district and own property within the district. The boundaries of the district run along the Touchet River from the Lewis and Clark State Park to Bolles Road and along Coppei Creek from Coppei to its confluence with the Touchet River, and is situated primarily in Walla Walla County, although some portion is contained within Columbia County, Washington.

Board members engage in flood control activities and plan, construct, maintain and operate improvements to prevent inundation or flooding, to include dikes, levees, dams, etc., and also engage in drainage control and storm water and surface water control, and many other powers as defined in RCW 85.38.180, by generally performing all such acts necessary to carry out the operation of the district.

Board application forms may be obtained from the County website (www.co.walla-walla.wa.us, or by calling the Commissioners’ Office at (509) 524-2505. Interested persons are encouraged to call or email (wwcocommissioners@co.walla-walla.wa.us) with questions.

Completed applications must be returned to the county commissioners’ office by Friday, May 1, 2020. Applications may be mailed or emailed to wwcocommissioners@co.walla-walla.wa.us. As a part of the selection process, applicants may be interviewed. The Board of County Commissioners will make final decisions regarding appointments to fill the vacancies.