After months of community input and heartfelt advocacy, the Okanogan County has passed an updated zone code for the Methow Valley. The updated zone code reflects the wishes of Methow residents to limit commercial and industrial sprawl outside town limits. The county commissioners also passed a resolution committing themselves to addressing protections for dark skies and ridgetops in a later update of the code. Although Methow Valley Citizens Council is disappointed that dark skies and ridgetops provisions weren’t included in this code, we look forward to working with the commissioners to make sure the community voice is heard soon. We’ll keep you updated!