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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
MONDAY 3:00 P.M. JUNE 26, 2023
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright & Commissioner Laura
Osiadacz. Excused: Vice-Chairman Brett Wachsmith.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Mike Bosko, Upper
Yakima Project Manager for Mid-Columbia Fisheries, Curtis Bryan,
Field Manager for the Bureau of Land Management(Webex), Mark
Cook, Public Works/CDS Director; Clay Myers, Sheriff; and Jon
Meier, Assistant Field Manager for BLM (Webex).
UPDATE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Wright opened a Special Meeting to obtain updates from
the Bureau of Land Management.
Curtis Bryan, Field Manager for the BLM, provided an update on
the Bureau of Land Management’s work and projects including the
fire staffing and Yakima River Recreation Site Maintenance and
Operation. He said the Yakima River area is the most popular
within Washington State and most of the BLM’s focus and work. He
said they’ve been working on the Yakima Canyon Ranch acquisition
which is approximately 650 acres currently owned by the Western
Rivers Conservancy and hoped to finalize by January 2024. He
also provided an update on the Ringer Road Restoration efforts.
Commissioner Osiadacz questioned Travel Management Planning. Mr.
Bryan said the BLM is involved; however he can’t say how the
Forest Service works through their process. He explained how it
was an extraordinary undertaking effort and takes a lot of
funding.
Clay Myers, Sheriff, asked for a status update on proposed rule
changes with respect to expanding the definitions for
conservation groups or organizations. Mr. Bryan said they were
still accepting public comment and it seems to have been getting
a lot of attention. The Board said they would like semi-annual
updates from the BLM.
The meeting was concluded at 3:34 p.m.
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CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Cory Wright, Chairman