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KITTITAS COUNTY <br /> PUBLIC LAND ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br /> COMMISSIONERS' AUDITORIUM, 205 WEST 5TH ROOM 109 <br /> SPECIAL MEETING <br /> WEDNESDAY 3:00 PM MAY 21, 2025 <br /> Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright, Vice Chairman Bill Essman, <br /> Emily Smith, Fred Slyfield, Greg Parker, Jay Thompson, Marc Eylar. <br /> Absent: Bridget Wood, Gary Berndt, Steve Worley, Tom Morris. <br /> Others: Bradley Gasawski, Planner 1; Arden Thomas, Water Resources <br /> Manager; Rebecca Cruse, Engineer Tech 1; Shannon Johnson, Chief <br /> Administrator; Jeff, WDFW; Mike Livingston, WDFW; no members of the <br /> public. <br /> At 3 :08 PM Chairman Cory Wright opened the Public Land Advisory <br /> Committee Special Meeting. <br /> No Citizen Comments. <br /> Chairman Cory Wright introduced Shannon Johnson, CDS and she will be <br /> clerking for the Public Lands Advisory Committee moving forward. <br /> APPROVE MINUTES <br /> Chairman Cory Wright presented the minutes. Vice Chairman Bill Essman <br /> motioned to approve the minutes, and Marc Eylar seconded. Motion <br /> approved. <br /> PARTNER UPDATES <br /> a.) USFS <br /> Chairman Cory Wright presented the comment letter provided by the <br /> Board of County Commissioners and spoke about funding impacts. <br /> Chairman Cory Wright stated there will be restoration work <br /> beginning at the Cooper Lake Bridge area and asked if Arden <br /> Thomas, Water Resources Manager, about Public Works involvement. <br /> Arden Thomas stated that Public Works briefly reviewed the project <br /> to identify if there would be impacts to Salmon La Sac Road. <br /> b.) DNR <br /> Chairman Cory Wright shared an update provided by Larry Leach and <br /> requested Public Lands Advisory Committee input on early project <br /> planning. Vice Chairman Bill Essman shared conditions of some <br /> green dot trails he recently traveled and that he would like to <br /> see the trail opened at top of Naneum basin. <br /> c.) WDFW <br /> Mike Livingston, WDFW, discussed budget constraints and fees set <br /> to increase. Agencies have seen reduced healthy forest funding and <br /> have tried to mitigate by leaving vacancies open. WDFW has been <br /> working with DNR to fill gaps in staffing and maintenance <br /> throughout the district. Mike Livingston stated that Teanaway <br /> Community Forest will see impact in forest related management and <br /> explained the cuts predicted. Marc Eylar asked about impacts on <br /> 2025-5-21 MINUTES <br />