Marmots, closely related to ground squirrels, are a longtime problem in Prosser. They dig through gardens, chew electrical wires and foul front porches with droppings.
The city paid a trapper $5,700 over two years to reduce the population but ran short of money last year.
City Administrator Charlie Bush says several people in the restaurant helped make a makeshift tunnel out of advertising signs. With some gentle prodding, the marmot ran to freedom.
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