Klickitat County officials are expressing their disappointment with this week’s dismissal by a federal judge of the County’s lawsuit over the boundaries of the Yakama Nation reservation. U.S. District Court Judge Lonny Suko ruled when the federal government approved the retrocession process to give the tribe jurisdiction over tribal members in a number of criminal and civil areas, it did not have to clarify reservation boundaries…and did not give the county standing to ask for a decision on who has jurisdiction over a long-disputed 99,000 acres in the Glenwood area. County Commissioner David Sauter says an appeal is being considered, but it is not likely given the comments of the court and the potential expense. Sauter says the County had hoped to get an answer on the boundaries now before any kind of jurisdictional dispute occurred, noting they feel the Bureau of Indian Affairs has been defining the boundaries in a manner that is opposed to past court decisions.