Residents worry about dust, noise The Okanogan County commissioners want more time to research costs and address community concerns before deciding whether to proceed with an agreement to spend $1 million on 540 acres above the town of Methow for a gravel pit. Approving the agreement doesn’t commit the county to buying the property. The […]
Okanogan County Public Works
Proposed gravel pit draws mixed reactions
New county site near Methow would save money, officials say Okanogan County staff got an earful from people in the town of Methow who say that a gravel pit above town would expose their community to noise and harmful dust. But others at last week’s meeting said the county’s plans for a gravel pit are […]
County’s proposed gravel pit site would include wildlife habitat
Okanogan County has a draft agreement to purchase 540 acres just north of the town of Methow, with plans to use 149 acres for a gravel pit. The county has been in discussions with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), which is interested in buying the remaining 391 acres for wildlife habitat with […]
County contemplates buying lower valley site for gravel pit, wildlife habitat
Okanogan County is considering purchasing 546 acres near the town of Methow at a cost of $1 million for a gravel pit and wildlife habitat. The property is on the west side of Highway 153, near Danzl Road, just north of Methow. Information about the number of acres that would be used for the gravel […]
Forbidden fruit: apple maggot quarantine likely in valley
Orchardists, waste haulers and Okanogan County Public Works staff are scrambling to prepare for a quarantine that could be imposed on the Methow Valley in early September to control the apple maggot.
The quarantine would require apple growers to be certified that their crop is free of the destructive …
Road warriors
Josh Morgan was at work by 5 a.m., waiting his turn in the garage to thaw out his plow truck so he could load it with sand and, still long before first light, head out to plow Twisp River Road.
Morgan and his five fellow plow operators were summoned to work an hour earlier than usual last Thursday (Feb. 9) as Dallas Darwood …
County crews mixing plant matter and soil on Texas Creek
By Marcy Stamper
Okanogan County Public Works crews have done more erosion-prevention work and cleaned up related debris from trees that had been deposited on steep slopes above Texas Creek, according to …
Debris dumped along Texas Creek prompts talks between agencies
By Marcy Stamper
In response to citizen concerns about branches, tree trunks and large root wads deposited on a steep embankment on Texas Creek, representatives from Okanogan County Public Works and the Washington Department of Ecology have discussed the county’s practices for handling vegetation and brush. Representatives of the county and the state agency plan to meet at the site next week to …
