The Bingen City Council has decided not to continue exploration of combining their city with White Salmon. Councilors discussed the matter at length, but Mayor Betty Barnes says they felt at this time there wasn’t a need to move forward. The Bingen and White Salmon councils met in late May to discuss the subject after a report had been prepared by staff of both cities on the pros and cons of combining. Barnes pointed out with a Council election coming up this fall, the issue could be revisited when new Councilors take positions in January. White Salmon Councilors had decided last week to wait on what the Bingen Council wanted to do before taking any other steps.