Hood River County Commissioners gave their consensus to move forward to cleanup County land within the Powerdale conservation easement.  The area along the Hood River has become a place with large amounts of trash, homeless camps, and vandalism.  Under this plan, the property would be designated as a county park to allow for management and rules including specified open hours…safety patrols, particularly at night…installation of an automatic gate at the turn-off from Highway 35 onto Powerdale Road with cameras…camp cleanup consistent with state law…and sealing up the ground floor and windows of the old powerhouse.  County Maintenance and Facilities Supervisor Matt Jordan says it is important for all of this to be done at once, to help change the current perception of that area.  Cost to install the gate, cameras, and board up the powerhouse would be up to $70,000.  The Hood River County Watershed Group has funds to complete the first cleanup.