Posted on: November 6, 2019
WASHOUGAL, WA, NOVEMBER 6, 2019— Wendi Steinbronn, a 25 year veteran of the City of Portland, OR Police Bureau, has been appointed the City’s new Police Chief by City Manager David Scott. Steinbronn will replace Chief Ron Mitchell, who...
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Posted on: November 5, 2019
The City of Washougal is pleased to announce that it is launching a new website.
The City website, https://cityofwashougal.us, just underwent a six month re-design process by CivicPlus, the leading government website provider. The website now has...
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Posted on: October 21, 2019
Starting this Wednesday, October 23rd and ending Thursday, October 24th a contractor will be performing an asphalt grind/inlay on “W” Street and on 39th Street in Washougal.
Construction will be 7:00am to 7:00pm daily. Affected roads wi...
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Posted on: October 2, 2019
This summer and fall, WSDOT will begin work to improve safety and access to and from SR 14 in Washougal by installing two roundabouts on the highway at Washougal River Road/15th Street and 32nd Street.
To keep residents informed and min...
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Posted on: October 4, 2019
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the City of Washougal the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 2019 budget.
The award represents a significant achievement by the City. It reflects th...
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Posted on: October 2, 2019
The City of Washougal is now seeking applications for positions on the Washougal Arts Commission. The commission was established at the May 29, 2018 city council meeting to identify and actively encourage the development and sustainability of arts in the ...
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Posted on: September 17, 2019
** UPDATED 9-20-19**
Starting at approximately 10:00am on Monday, September 23rd a contractor will apply a fog seal to the streets that recently received a chip seal.
A fog seal cure time depends on the weather. It can cure in less than 30 minutes or take u...
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Posted on: September 16, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The community is invited to meet the four candidates seeking to replace retiring Police Chief Ron Mitchell at a community reception to be held at the Black Pearl on the Columbia at 6:30 pm tomorrow evening, Tuesday, September 17. The ...
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Posted on: September 12, 2019
**UPDATE 9/16/19**
Due to inclement weather we are canceling the chip seal scheduled to start September 17. Your patience is appreciated, and another notification will be sent when new dates are set.
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Posted on: September 10, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The community is invited to meet the four candidates seeking to replace retiring Police Chief Ron Mitchell at a community reception to be held at the Black Pearl on the Columbia at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17. The Black Pearl i...
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Posted on: August 9, 2019
I-205 Glenn Jackson Bridge closed Wednesday night
The bridge will close in both directions from 11:59 pm Wednesday to 5 am Thursday
Aug. 8, 2019
PORTLAND -- Installation of a new sign bridge structure over Interstate 205 will require an overnight closure of ...
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Posted on: August 5, 2019
The City of Washougal will soon begin seeking applications for positions on the Washougal Arts Commission. The commission was established at the May 29, 2018 city council meeting to identify and actively encourage the development and sustainability of art...
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Posted on: August 1, 2019
The observation deck at Steamboat Landing Park is closed until further notice for reconstruction. Ballard Marine of Washougal will complete the work which consists of installing new decking and railing material. Funding in the amount of $55,000 comes from...
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Posted on: August 1, 2019
UPDATE: Due to rain in the forecast on Friday, August 2, the AR Chip Seal on Sunset Ridge Drive has been delayed to Wednesday, August 7.
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The City of Washougal will have an independent contractor apply asphalt rubber (AR) chip seal,...
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Posted on: July 30, 2019
Washougal Police Department responded to 3,685 calls for service between April 1, 2019-June 30, 2019. Calls for service include all emergency and non-emergency calls received by the dispatch center. This includes, but is not limited to, traffic complaints...
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Posted on: July 29, 2019
With summer weather finally hitting the Pacific Northwest, the City of Washougal is in the midst of a robust Pavement Management Program (PMP), made possible by an enhanced investment from the city council. The Council’s number one operational p...
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Posted on: July 25, 2019
The Parks Board is an advisory board to the city council as to the planning, development, management, and supervision of the city parks, squares, parkways, boulevards, play, and recreation facilities and to submit annual budgetary request to the City Coun...
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Posted on: July 23, 2019
Slurry seal is a key part of the City of Washougal’s preventive maintenance program to maximize the service life of our roads. The City of Washougal has hired an independent contractor to slurry the surface of several streets starting next week....
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Posted on: July 9, 2019
24th Street between Main and E-Street will be closed Tuesday starting at 8:30am. BNSF is performing some maintenance work on the railroad tracks. They hope to have the street opened by 3:00pm.
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Posted on: July 3, 2019
The City of Washougal’s Water Division and Utility Billing want you to be aware that crews are out and about throughout the city servicing water meters.
The work—a cost-free upgrade to increase remote meter-reading efficiencies&mdas...
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Posted on: June 21, 2019
With summer setting in to the Northwest, the City of Washougal is encouraging all residents and businesses to water their lawns at most, every other day.
If you have an even numbered address (example 1400 A Street) you would water your lawn on&...
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Posted on: October 17, 2019
Be fireworks safe!
An ordinance passed in November 2017 by Washougal City Council changed the types of fireworks you can set off within city limits. Know Washougal’s new legal changes on fireworks usage now in effect this 4th of July. Watch the v...
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Posted on: June 7, 2019
The City of Washougal’s Community Development offices will be closed in the morning on Monday, June 17 from 8am to noon.
Additionally, on Thursday and Friday, June 13-14, offices will be open but no current permits will be issued and ne...
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Posted on: June 4, 2019
**UPDATE - 6/17/19** Washougal River Road (between E Street and Washougal River bridge) has been reopened ahead of schedule.
Description:Washougal River Road will be closed for construction between E Street and the bridge over the Washougal River....
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Posted on: May 24, 2019
The City of Washougal is accepting applications to fill an unexpired term ending 2019 on the Salary Review Commission.
A four-year term that begin in the September/October timeframe. This five-member volunteer commission studies the rel...
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Posted on: May 7, 2019
The recent 2019-2021 State budget passed by the Legislature includes $1.539M in appropriations and grants that is vital to advancing two key Washougal projects. Included in this amount is $1.239M in the Capital Budget which can be used toward the Schmid B...
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Posted on: May 2, 2019
The City of Washougal has selected a landscaping design for the 15th Street/Washougal River Road roundabout that will be constructed with WSDOT’s SR 14 Access Improvements Project. As part of the design process, the SR 14 Landscaping/Design Comm...
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Posted on: May 2, 2019
On Thursday, May 2, 20th Street between C and E Street will be closed from 10:30am to approximately 2:00pm. The City will be performing some maintenance tasks at this time. Your patience is appreciated during the closure.
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