Priorities

Annually the region prioritizes regionally significant infrastructure projects. Prioritization is designed to: inventory and prioritize economic development needs and regional issues; develop regional consensus on high priorities; and develop a tool to promote high priority projects or issues to state and federal funders. Priorities were updated March 2021.

Access the pdf that includes project descriptions here.

Washington Top Ten

1	Goldendale Pumped Storage Hydro
2	Stevenson Wastewater System
3	Cascade Business Park Integrated Planning
4	Dallesport Industrial Park
5	Buck Creek Water System
6	Aviation Maintenance Training Facility
7	City of North Bonneville Lift Station Replacement
8	Waste Water Treatment Plant Improvements (Goldendale)
9	Bingen Point Industrial Park Projects
10	Broadband – Klickitat and Skamania

Oregon Top Ten

1	Hood River Interstate Bridge Replacement
2	Workforce Housing Projects
3	Dog River Pipeline Upgrade
4	Broadband: Cascadia East Interconnection and Sherman
5	Waterfront Elevated Storm Line Replacement (Hood River)
6	Treatment of Waste Water
7	Hood River Lot 1
8	Backup Power/Emergency Generator Purchase and Integration for Primary Municipal Well
9	Waste Water Treatment System Improvements (Dufur)
10	Bridge of the Gods Maintenance

Prioritization Consideration

Alignment with Strategy with preference given to projects which will measurably move the needle on one or more of the top five strategy goals.

Regional Impact with preference given to projects impacting multiple jurisdictions.

Potential availability of funding sources with preference given to projects with a commitment of local resources and an identified funding strategy.

Economic impact.

Improve resiliency.

Mid Columbia Economic Development District strives to promote the creation of family-wage jobs, the diversification of the economic base, and the growth, development and retention of business and industry in Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Klickitat and Skamania Counties

MCEDD is organized as a government non-profit in Oregon as an ORS-190 and in Washington through RCW 39.34.010.

Washington Top Ten

Oregon Top Ten

Prioritization Consideration

Status of Projects

Skamania County Receives EDA Award for PUD Project

C & E, LLC Develops Housing in The Dalles

Rural West Initiative Workshop

Unemployment Insurance Workshop

TVRFPD Receives Funding

MCEDD

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