A city with a heritage of commercial salmon fishing at one end of the
Columbia River may officially come out in favor of breaching dams at the
other end of the river. The City Council of Astoria is considering a resolution
in favor of removing four dams on the Snake River as one step toward salmon
recovery.
City Councilor Doug Thompson introduced a resolution to remove the dams
at the Feb. 7, 2000 City Council meeting. At that meeting, the Council
chose to take public input and then think
