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  2. Government

    1. Agendas & Minutes
    2. Board of County Commissioners
      1. Commissioner Appointments
      2. Financial Reserves Policy (PDF)
      3. Klickitat County Code
      4. Law Enforcement Officers' & Fire Fighters' I
      5. Press Releases
      6. Public Notices: BOCC
      7. Recorded Board of County Commissioner's Meetings
      8. Tips for Country Living
        1. 1. Property
        2. 2. Property Access (Roads)
        3. 3. Utility Services
        4. 4. Mother Nature
        5. 5. Living with Agriculture
        6. 6. Joining the Community
        7. 7. Conclusion
      9. Volunteers Needed
      10. Yakama Nation Retrocession Petition (PDF)
    3. Boards & Commissions
      1. Board of Adjustment
      2. Board of County Commissioner Assignments
      3. Board of Equalization
        1. Annual Appeals Reports
        2. Annual Valuation Notices
          1. Deadline for Filing
          2. Request to Reconvene
          3. Waiver of Deadline
        3. Appeal Process Flow Chart
        4. Appealing Assessed Value of Property
        5. Change of Value Notice or Value Notice
        6. Frequently Asked Questions
        7. How to Prepare an Appeal
          1. Comparable Characteristics
          2. Listing Comparable Sales
        8. Appeal Forms
        9. Revaluation Notices & Appeals
        10. Right to Appeal
          1. Appeal Form Requests
          2. Filing a Petition / Timelines
      4. Board of Health
      5. Noxious Weed Control Board
        1. Board Vacancy
        2. Weed Control Home
      6. Planning Commission
      7. Senior Advisory Board
      8. Veterans Advisory Board
      9. Volunteers Needed
    4. Departments
      1. Adult Probation Services
        1. Community Resources
          1. Domestic Violence Victim Impact Panels (DV VIP)
            1. Al-Anon Meetings
          2. DUI Victim Impact Panels (DUI VIP)
          3. Goldendale Support Group Meetings
          4. Hood River, OR Support Group Meetings
          5. Treatment Agency List
          6. Alcohol Monitoring
          7. Ignition Interlock
          8. Crisis Help
          9. Pay Fees Online!
          10. Al-Anon Meetings
        2. Community Restitution
        3. Deferred Prosecution
        4. "Drugs No More" Diversion Program
          1. Eligibility & Program Admission
          2. Program Description
          3. Sanction Schedule
        5. Electronic Home Monitoring
        6. Sex Offenders in Our Area
        7. Pay Online Here!
      2. Assessor
        1. Appealing your Assessment
          1. Disagreeing With Your Assessment
          2. How Your Property is Assessed
          3. Obtain an Appeals Form
          4. Understand the Board of Equalization
        2. Appraisal Inspections
        3. Current Use / Designated Forest
          1. Designated Forest Land
            1. Applying for Desingated Forest Land
            2. Purchasing Land Enrolled in Designated Forest
          2. Farm & Agricultural Land
            1. Buying Previously Classified Land
            2. Filing Locations
            3. Applying for Farm and Agricultural Land
          3. Important Forms
          4. Open Space Taxation Act
          5. Open Space Land
            1. After Applying
        4. Department of Revenue Publications
        5. Forest Fire Protection Assessment
        6. Help for Taxing Districts
        7. Helpful Publications & Forms
        8. Land Use Codes
        9. Levy Rates & Reports
          1. Key to District Abbreviations
        10. Non Profit Exemptions
        11. Parcel Information Online
        12. Personal Property Taxes
          1. Exemptions
          2. Personal Property Assessments
        13. Property Taxes Explained
        14. Public Records Requests
        15. Sales Reports
        16. Senior / Disabled Exemption
      3. Auditor
        1. Elections/Voter Registration
        2. Finance
        3. Recording
        4. Vehicle/Vessel Licensing
        5. Veterans Services
        6. Archived Elections
      4. Building Inspection & Compliance
        1. Building Inspection & Compliance Main Page
        2. Applications & Forms
          1. Checklist for Submitting a Permit Application
        3. Brochures & Handouts
        4. Code Compliance
          1. I Have Received a Complaint About My Property
        5. Codes & Provisions
        6. Electrical Information
        7. Permit Process
        8. Public Records Request
        9. Public Hearing Notices
      5. Civil Service
        1. Civil Service Positions
        2. Civil Service Rules & Regulations (PDF)
        3. Exams
        4. Job Openings
        5. Revised Code of Washington
      6. County Clerk
        1. What We Do
        2. Telephonic Information
        3. Clerk E-Pass
        4. Passports
        5. Jury Duty Information
        6. Online Payments
        7. FORMS
          1. Family Law Related
          2. Protection Orders
      7. District Court East
        1. Court Payments
        2. District Court Fee Schedule
        3. Infraction Infomation
        4. Civil Cases
        5. Criminal Cases
        6. Name Change Information
        7. Protection Orders
        8. Jury Information
        9. Small Claims
      8. District Court West
        1. Civil Cases
        2. Court Payments
        3. Criminal Cases
        4. Infractions
        5. Name Change
        6. Protection Order
        7. Small Claims
        8. Weekly Dockets
        9. JURY TRIAL STATUS
        10. District Court Fee Schedule
        11. West District Court Forms
        12. PUBLIC NOTICE
      9. Economic Development
        1. Business Incentives
          1. Advisory Programs
          2. Loans & Funding
          3. Tax Credits & Exemptions
        2. Demographics
        3. Industrial Sites
        4. Klickitat County Tourism
        5. Natural Resources
        6. Planning
        7. Start-Up Business Information
        8. Wind Energy
        9. 10-Year Economic Development Strategic Plan
        10. Covid-19
        11. Broadband
      10. Emergency Management
        1. Burn Bans and Wildfires
          1. Burn Bans, Zones and Notices
          2. Fire Resources & Information
        2. Covid-19 Information & Resources
        3. Dispatch 911
        4. Emergency Notification
        5. Emergency Preparedness
          1. Evacuation or Shelter in Place
          2. Emergency Management Plans
        6. Forms
        7. Resources
        8. Volunteer Opportunities
      11. Juvenile Department
        1. Agency Responsibilities
        2. Volunteer Guardian Ad Litem (VGAL)
        3. Definitions
        4. Truancy
        5. Juvenile Offender Programs
          1. Community Service Work Crew
          2. Computer Class
          3. Diversion Program
          4. Electronic Home Monitoring
          5. Probation & Community Supervision
      12. Natural Resources
        1. Interactive Mapping
        2. Salmon Habitat Recovery
        3. State, Federal & Local Coordination Plan
        4. Watershed Planning
          1. WRIA 30 - Hydrologic Assessment: Knight-Dillacort
          2. WRIA 30 - Klickitat Planning Documents
          3. WRIA 31 - Rock-Glade Planning Documents
          4. WRIA 31 - Watershed Management Plan (PDF)
          5. WRIA 29B
        5. Switzler Reservoir Water Storage Project
        6. Conservation Districts
      13. Human Resources
        1. Public Records Request Form (PDF)
        2. Employee Information
          1. Benefits
          2. Benefit Information Summary Sheets
          3. Benefit Provider Web Sites
          4. Employee Handbook (PDF)
          5. Medical Benefits at a Glance (PDF)
          6. Preventive Services
          7. Who To Call With Benefit Questions
          8. Clerk's Office Employee Handbook
        3. Organizational Charts
        4. Salary Information
        5. Union Contracts
        6. Klickitat County Advisory Group Handbook
        7. Klickitat County Public Records Disclosure Policy
      14. Planning Department
        1. Board of Adjustment
        2. Development Assistance
        3. Index to Final Energy Overlay Zone & EIS Files
        4. Ordinances
        5. Planning Commission
        6. Plans & Reports
        7. Public Records Request (PDF)
        8. Wind Projects
        9. Zoning Map
        10. Public Notice
        11. Solar Projects
        12. ON CALL PLANNING
        13. Shorelines Master Plan Update
        14. Under Canvas
        15. GMA Critical Areas Update
      15. Prosecuting Attorney
        1. Claim Form (PDF)
        2. Coroner
          1. Frequently Asked Questions
          2. Investigation
          3. Services
        3. Elder Abuse Project
        4. Legal Information Websites
        5. Public Records Requests
          1. Public Records Officers
          2. Public Records Request Form (PDF)
          3. Request a Record
        6. Victim & Witness Services
          1. Child Victims' Rights
          2. Crime Victims' Rights
          3. Resources
      16. Public Health
        1. Klickitat County Coronavirus Response
          1. COVID19 Vaccine Resources
          2. Current CDC Guidance for Klickitat County Residents
          3. Helpful Resources
          4. Schools
          5. Mental Health
          6. Media Releases COVID-19
        2. ABCD
        3. Communicable Disease
        4. Environmental Health Services
          1. Air Quality
          2. Algae Blooms
          3. Drinking Water Lab
          4. Drinking Water Program
          5. Food Safety
          6. On-Site Septic Program
          7. Pools-Spas-Public Beaches
          8. Vectors Surveillance Program
          9. Public Health
        5. Immunizations
          1. WA State Vaccine Requirements
          2. WA State Immunization RCWs
          3. Washington Administratice Code on Immunizations
          4. Public Health
        6. Maternity Support Services
        7. Personal Health Services
          1. Family Planning Services
            1. Abstinence
            2. Birth Control Pills
            3. Cervical Cap
            4. Condoms, Foam & Vaginal Inserts
            5. Depo Provera
            6. Diaphragm
            7. Emergency Contraception
            8. Implants
            9. IUD-Intra Uterine Device
            10. Patch-Transdermal Contraception
            11. Pregnancy Testing
            12. Tubal Ligation (Female Sterilization)
            13. Vaginal Ring
            14. Vasectomy
          2. HIV/AIDS
            1. HIV Counseling & Testing Information
            2. Locations for Testing
          3. Sexually Transmitted Infection
            1. Bacterial Vaginosis
            2. Chlamydia
            3. Genital Warts (HPV)
            4. Gonorrhea
            5. Hepatitis B
            6. Herpes
            7. HPV
            8. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
            9. Scabies
            10. Pubic Lice / Crabs
            11. Trichomoniasis (Trich)
            12. Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
            13. Yeast Infection (Candidiasis, Monilia)
          4. Substance Abuse Recovery Help Line
          5. Tobacco
          6. Public Health
        8. Resources
        9. Skamania Klickitat Community Network
        10. WIC Program Information
          1. Breastfeeding
          2. Public Health
        11. Vital Records
      17. Public Works
        1. Klickitat County Title VI
        2. Buildings & Grounds (Fairgrounds & Parks)
          1. ADA Grievance Procedure
          2. Fairgrounds
            1. Fairgrounds Event Calendar
            2. Indoor Arena Info
          3. Guler Mt. Adams County Park
        3. Construction Projects Bidding and Bid Results
          1. 2021 Annual Striping Program RN 642-21
          2. Countywide Edge Lines, CRP 357
          3. Countywide Guide Posts and Signing, CRP 358
          4. Courthouse Entrance Improvement Project
          5. Roosevelt Grade Road Drainage Upgrades
          6. Roosevelt Grade Road Overlay, CRP 362
          7. W. Darland Drive Overlay, CRP 361
          8. West Darland Bridge Rehabilitation, CRP 360
        4. Firearms Training Facility
          1. Mission Statement
          2. Basic Range and Firearm Rules
          3. Range Commands
          4. Authorized Firearms and Targets
          5. Range Fees & Hours
          6. Archery
          7. Forms
          8. Directions
        5. Forms
        6. GIS and Maps
          1. Interactive Mapping Program
            1. Help Documentation
          2. Road Guide Pages
            1. Road Guide Index to Towns and T/R Maps
            2. Road Guide Search
          3. Maps Available for Sale
            1. Highway Map
            2. Road Guide Map
        7. Goods & Services Bidding and Bid Results
          1. Engine Replacement for EQ# 1307
        8. Klickitat County Services Building
          1. Construction Update
          2. Milestones
          3. Photos
        9. Old Mtn Rd Open House
        10. Public Notices
          1. Road Establishment
          2. Road Vacations
          3. Speed Limit Changes
        11. Request for Proposal/Qualifications
        12. Roads and Bridges
          1. Chip Seal Schedule
          2. Construction Project Updates
          3. Future Road Construction Programs
          4. Road Restrictions & Closures
            1. Load Restriction Chart
          5. Transportation Standards
        13. Small Works
        14. Surveys, Plats, SP's & BLA's
          1. Database Search
          2. Database Lists
      18. Senior Services
        1. Helpful Links
        2. Mount Adams Transportation Service (MATS)
          1. Fares
            1. Fixed
          2. Routine Trips
          3. Schedule a Ride
          4. Transportation Contacts
          5. Fixed
          6. Complaint Policy
          7. ADA Policy
        3. Senior Advisory Board
        4. Senior Newsletter
        5. Senior Programs
          1. Adaptive Equipment Lending
          2. Case Management
          3. Educational Events & Programs
          4. Family Caregiver Support
          5. Information & Assistance (I&A)
          6. In-Home Personal Care Services
          7. Medicaid Case Management
          8. Nutrition Program
          9. Transportation
        6. Funding
        7. COVID-19 Updates
      19. Sheriff
        1. Press Releases
        2. Patrol Division
          1. Patrol Division
          2. K-9 Unit
          3. Marine Patrol
          4. Sheriff's Reserves
          5. Air Wing
        3. County Jail
          1. County Jail
          2. Jail Visiting
          3. Bail Bonds
          4. Inmate Commissary
          5. Inmate Phone Access
          6. Inmate Mail
          7. Jail Roster
          8. Court Appearance Date and Times
          9. Things to Know
          10. Inmate Release Notification Service
        4. Records/Civil Process/Special Permits
          1. Records/Civil Process
          2. Concealed Pistol Permits
          3. Mushroom Permits
        5. Registered Sex Offender Information
        6. Community Policing
          1. Sheriff's Posse
        7. Search and Rescue
        8. Useful Links and Forms
        9. Changes Announced Due to COVID-19
      20. Solid Waste
        1. About Us
        2. Disposal Services
          1. Disposal Services Homepage
          2. Curbside Garbage Collection
          3. Transfer Stations & Landfill
          4. Republic Services
          5. Landfill "Horsethief" Closure Project
          6. PUD Landfill Gas to Electric Power
        3. Recycling
          1. Recycling Homepage
          2. Household Hazardous Waste
            1. Hazardous Waste Homepage
            2. Accepted Hazardous Materials
            3. Alternatives to Household Hazardous Waste
            4. E-Waste: Electronics Recycling
            5. Used Oil Recycling
          3. Curbside Recycling
          4. Self-Haul Recycling
          5. Event Recycling- Beverage Collection
          6. Printable Recycling Schedule 2021
          7. Hotline- Ask A Question
        4. Newsletters
          1. Newsletters Homepage
          2. Monthly Newsletters
          3. 2021 Annual Newsletter & Recycling Schedule
          4. 2021 Recycling Schedule
        5. Programs
          1. Campaigns & Outreach Events
          2. Compost & Organics
            1. Composting Workshops
            2. Composting Bins
            3. Compost Instructions
              1. Constructing a Compost Pile: Step by Step
              2. Avoiding Pests
              3. Volume & Construction
              4. Pile Maintenance
              5. Compost Troubleshooter List (PDF)
              6. Composting: Advanced Basics (PDF)
            4. Compost Livestock Manure
            5. Compost Mix Calculator
            6. Wood Chip Backyard Biology
          3. Food Waste Collection Program
          4. Litter & Illegal Dumping
            1. Common Sources of Litter
            2. Litter Crew
            3. Litter Fines
            4. Secure Your Load
            5. Report Litter
        6. Solid Waste Management Plan
        7. Español
          1. Página Principal
          2. Servicios de Eliminación
            1. Recolección de Basura en la Acera
            2. El Vertedero y Estaciones de Transferencia
            3. Republic Services
            4. El Proyecto del Cierre del Vertedero "Horsethief"
            5. PUD Landfill Gas to Electric
          3. Reciclaje
            1. Residuos Domésticos Peligrosos
              1. Lista de Materiales Peligrosos Aceptados
              2. E-Waste: Reciclaje de Electrónica
            2. Materiales Reciclables (Spanish)
      21. Superior Court
        1. ADA Accommodation
        2. Evictions
        3. From The Judge's Chambers
          1. Jury Instructions Process
          2. Memo to modify
          3. Re: Electronic Device Use Policy
        4. Jurors Information
        5. Klickitat County History
        6. Meet Our Staff
        7. Public Records Request
        8. State vs. Blake
      22. Treasurer
      23. Weed Control
        1. Assessment Information
        2. Educational Publications
        3. Klickitat County Weed List (PDF)
        4. Newsletter & Weed of the Month
        5. Noxious Weed Control Board
        6. Noxious Weed Information
        7. Press Releases & Public Notices
        8. State Weed Laws
      24. WSU Extension Services
      25. Information Technology
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  3. Communities

    1. Businesses
    2. Community Events
    3. Community News
    4. Home Composting
    5. Klickitat County Fair
    6. Mount Adams Transportation Service (MATS)
    7. Parks & Facilities
    8. Public Information
      1. County Office Locations
      2. Department Contact Information
      3. Public Record Requests
        1. Policy on Public Record Requests (PDF)
        2. Public Record Request Form (PDF)
      4. Searchable Document Index
    9. Residents
    10. Community Media
      1. Goldendale Sentinel
      2. Haystack Broadcasting (The Dalles)
      3. KIHR (Hood River)
      4. KVGD-LP (Goldendale)
      5. The Dalles Chronicle
      6. White Salmon Enterprise
    11. Tourism Information
      1. About Klickitat County
      2. Activities
        1. Bird Watching
        2. Camping
        3. Fishing
        4. Hiking, Biking & Horseback Riding
        5. Hunting
        6. Museums & Cultural Attractions
        7. Native American Tradition
        8. Rodeo
        9. Sailboarding & Water Sports
        10. Wine Tasting
        11. Winter Sports: Skiing & Snowshoeing
      3. Maps
        1. Central County Attractions
        2. Eastern County Attractions
        3. Western County Attractions
      4. Tourism Brochure
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  4. Services

    1. Alerts
    2. Building Permits & Inspections
    3. Business Incentives
    4. Environmental Health
    5. Firearms Training Facility
    6. Interactive Mapping
    7. Pay District Court Fees Online
    8. Personal Health
    9. Public Records Request Form (PDF)
    10. Recycling & Disposal
    11. Report a Concern
    12. Road Closures & Restrictions
    13. Senior Services
    14. Tourist Services
    15. West End Services
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  5. How Do I...

    1. Apply For
      1. Building Permit Applications & Forms
      2. Employment Opportunities
      3. Food Service Permit
      4. Winery Permitting Process
    2. Contact
      1. Assessor's Office
      2. County Sheriff's Office
      3. Planning Department
      4. Public Health Department
    3. Find
      1. Central County Attractions
      2. County Court House
      3. Fairgrounds
      4. Guler Mt. Adams County Park
    4. View
      1. Documents
      2. Property Tax Distribution Graphs
      3. Sales Reports
      4. Senior Newsletters
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