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COMMISSIONERS ' MINUTES <br /> KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br /> UPPER DISTRICT COURT — CLE ELUM, WA <br /> SPECIAL MEETING <br /> THURSDAY 5 :30 P.M. SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 <br /> Board members present : Chairman Cory Wright; Vice-Chairman Brett <br /> Wachsmith; and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz . <br /> Others : Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Mandy Buchholz, Office <br /> Administrator; Mark Cook, Public Works/CDS Director; Clay Myers, <br /> Sheriff; Darren Higashiyama, Chief Deputy; and 14 members of the <br /> public. <br /> SPECIAL MEETING TOWN HALL MEETING COMMISSIONERS <br /> At 5 :-30 p.m. CHAIRMAN WRIGHT opened a Special Meeting to provide <br /> information on various topics about the County and projects the <br /> Board has been working on. <br /> The Commissioners reviewed a power-point that included an overview <br /> of County government, Commissioner functions, youth projects, mental <br /> health programs, public safety/law & justice; partnerships with <br /> cities and other organizations, roads and infrastructure, water and <br /> floodplain projects, building department statistics, economic <br /> development, service expectations, land use, and challenges . <br /> There was an opportunity for questions and answers from citizens' in <br /> attendance . <br /> Some of the questions raised by citizens were related to wetlands <br /> within the County, water rights, proposed solutions to problems with <br /> staffing by offering internships from students at Central Washington <br /> University; Broadband; concerns from the Easton community and litter <br /> that comes from I-90 travelers; a request for a Town Hall meeting in <br /> Easton; more advertisement for the Town Hall meetings; draft a <br /> Management Plan for the development in Easton; affordable housing <br /> needs; and concerns of vacation rentals . <br /> The meeting was concluded at 7 : 12 p.m. <br /> KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br /> lie tdorsvik airma Cory Wright <br /> 09/14/2023 MINUTESAA �_� <br /> 1.n <br /> /d • 3 •20e3 <br />