The voter approved West Klickitat Regional Fire Authority officially goes into effect next Monday.  A planning committee consisting of members of what will be the inaugural governing board for the authority has been developing the formation documents for the district for most of this year, and they will presented for approval at the authority’s first meeting net Monday evening at 6:30 in the White Salmon Fire Hall.  That’s the next step toward putting the Fire Authority into full operation at the start of 2025.  White Salmon and Klickitat County Fire District 3 voters approved the WKRFA Plan in November of last year, creating the new entity and a dedicated funding stream to sufficiently fund fire and emergency response and preparedness.  The White Salmon Fire Hall will become the main fire station of the WKRFA.The inaugural Governing Board Members will be White Salmon City Council Members Ben Giant, David Lindley and Jason Hartmann and Fire District 3 Commissioners Thomas Montag, Robert Connors and Charles Virts, Jr.