The state’s Public Works Trust Fund will deliver millions for roads, water and sewer projects and other improvements, including:
• $10 million for the Interstate 5-Salmon Creek interchange;
• $10 million for the Ridgefield regional sewage trunk line and pump station;
• $9.575 million for improvements to the Clark Public Utilities water system;
• $2.6 million for the Northwest 38th Avenue improvement project in Camas;
• $1.7 million for the west-side well field disinfection improvement project in Washougal;
• $996,000 for improvements to pump stations in Washougal.
Local parks projects didn’t make it onto the funding list recommended by the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program, but development of East Minnehaha Neighborhood Park was listed as the first alternate project, which means it could be in line for some funding, Moeller said.
The WWRP listed the Klickitat Canyon National Recreation and Conservation area as its top priority for funding among the state’s natural areas. It’s slated to get $1.887 million.
Among WWRP land restoration and enhancement projects, Washougal Oaks Natural Area will get $151,000, Trout Lake Meadow Restoration in Klickitat County will get $145,500, and rare plant habitat restoration at Camas Meadows will get $77,450.
The Columbia Land Trust, based in Vancouver, is slated to get $685,857 for a farmland preservation project in Trout Lake Valley.