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12/22/21 MINUTES 1 <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON CONFERENCE ROOM/WEBEX SPECIAL MEETING <br /> WEDNESDAY 2:00 P.M. DECEMBER 22, 2021 <br />Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith, Vice-Chairman Laura <br />Osiadacz, and Commissioner Cory Wright. <br /> <br />Others: Taylor Crouch, Administrative Assistant; Patti Johnson, <br />Solid Waste Director/Interim Maintenance Director/Project Manager; <br />Lisa Lazar, DLR Associate; and Erica Loynd, DLR Principal. SPECIAL MEETING DLR UPDATE COMMISSIONERS <br />At 2:00 p.m. Chairman Wachsmith opened a Special Meeting to obtain <br />an update from DLR. <br /> <br />Erica Loynd, DLR Principal, said she was the Project Manager on the <br />proposed new Courthouse. She has also been working on preparing the <br />public involvement plan. Lisa Lazar, DLR Associate, reviewed the <br />various sites that had been looked at by the Courthouse Committee <br />including south of the interchange (I-90); near the Sheriff’s <br />Office; the new transfer station; airport; and downtown. The Board <br />narrowed it down for the final locations to be either the current <br />downtown location or at the airport. They said they have been also <br />working with the public involvement plan including draft <br />presentations. Their goal was to give the public information so they <br />can provide their own thoughts. They discussed the design work. They <br />will share two sites; how they were weighted; and why the committee <br />ultimately chose the downtown location as their preference. <br /> <br />There will not be a cost estimate available, as they are basing <br />everything on the last study that was done except for the amount of <br />parking. Questions were raised as to when a dollar figure should be <br />put on it as well as how it would be financed. It was extremely <br />important to build community support and get feedback from the <br />public. <br /> <br />The Board stated they wished to have this ready for the ballot in <br />February of 2023. The next steps will be to coordinate a kick-off. <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at 2:40 p.m. KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br /> <br /> Taylor Crouch Brett Wachsmith, Chairman