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Project consists of working with a consultant to gather input from the community and local agencies on creating a comprehensive park and recreation plan. This is a required component of any projects using a Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) grant.

Contract: DCG Watershed/Consultants
Progress: 100% Complete
Budget: $100k
Funding: $100k (RCO)
Planned Completion Date: March 21, 2024

Shoreline Public Access & Trail Plan

Being by water makes people happy. It’s something many people inherently know, and the Today Show recently helped us understand why. Water provides a sense of awe, soothing sensations, and opportunities for mindfulness. We sense these benefits in the whitecaps on the Columbia, autumn reflections on Rock Cove, and cooling mists from Rock Creek Falls.

Clean Water Facility Upgrades

We are moving forward with construction of upgrades to the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, originally built in 1971. Construction of these improvements began in Spring of 2023 and are expected to be substantially complete by August of 2024.

Critical Areas Ordinance Update

The Washington Growth Management Act requires local governments to protect 5 types of “critical areas”:

Downtown Plan

Stevenson’s most recent plan for the improvement of the downtown area occurred in 1991. Clearly our world has changed since then. The Stevenson City Council has acknowledged it must develop a new plan for our urban and commercial core areas and that this plan should include strategies allowing for our sustained economic success.

Residential Building Capacity

In June, 2020 the City of Stevenson received a grant from the Washington Department of Commerce to evaluate and modify City regulations which limit residential development. These limitations have had negative side effects for the community’s well being:

Shoreline Master Program

The Columbia River, Rock Cove, and Rock Creek are valuable assets for Stevenson’s property owners, residents and visitors. To ensure that these assets and others like them throughout the state are managed to accommodate all reasonable and appropriate uses, the State of Washington requires local jurisdictions to adopt a Shoreline Master Program or SMP for short.

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