Heisson, Washington

How Heisson is governed

Heisson appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Clark County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Heisson does have local officials.

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  The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.

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      Leads the police department.

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      Leads the fire and emergency services department.

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      Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.

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      The budget, taxes, and city accounts.

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      Land use, zoning, building permits.

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      Parks, programs, and public facilities.

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  The elected body that passes ordinances, sets the tax rate and approves the budget.

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    Keeps the official records, runs meeting agendas and, often, local elections.

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    The city's lawyer; advises officials and prosecutes ordinance violations.

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    Citizen advisory bodies, such as planning, zoning appeals and library boards.

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  Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.

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    Presides over the municipal court.

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History

The community was named after German immigrant Alexander Heisen who, along with his family, homesteaded in the area in 1866. The spelling of the community, Heisson, is considered to be in error. Heisen granted land to the government for logging in exchange for having the post office named after him and the post office was founded in 1904, recorded as "Heisson" rather than Heisen. Only the railroad retained use of the "Heisen" spelling. The general store and post office signage, as well as maps, use the modified "Heisson" spelling.

Heisen's son built a home in the area, which is known as the Henry Heisen House and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house is owned by Heisen House Vineyards.

The town flourished until 1923, when the timber was depleted and workers from the Ryan and Allen Mill, located across the East Fork Lewis River, began to move away.

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