Wasco County Commissioners approved amendments to both the County’s comprehensive plan zoning map and National Scenic Area ordinance. Many of the changes are housekeeping items, and to bring the County into compliance with the NSA Management Plan and Federal Emergency Management Administration flood plain rules developed in 2020. Wasco County Long-Range Planner Alice Cannon says the flood plain changes are important to qualify for the national insurance program for properties in the flood plain. The NSA ordinance changes have to go to the Columbia River Gorge Commission and eventually the Secretary of Agriculture’s office for approval.