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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
EASTON SCHOOL GYMNASIUM – EASTON, WA
SPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY 4:00 P.M. OCTOBER 11, 2023
Board members present: Chairman Cory Wright; Vice-Chairman Brett
Wachsmith; and Commissioner Laura Osiadacz.
Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Mandy Buchholz, Office
Administrator; Mark Cook, Public Works/CDS Director; and
approximately 67 members of the public.
SPECIAL MEETING TOWN HALL MEETING COMMISSIONERS
At 4:00 p.m. CHAIRMAN WRIGHT opened a Special Meeting to provide
information on various topics about the County and projects the
Board has been working on.
The Commissioners reviewed a power-point that included an overview
of County government, Commissioner functions, youth projects, mental
health programs, public safety/law & justice; partnerships with
cities and other organizations, roads and infrastructure, water and
floodplain projects, building department statistics, economic
development, service expectations, land use, and challenges.
There was an opportunity for questions and answers from citizens in
attendance. Some of the questions raised by citizens included what
the County is doing to obtain affordable broadband; does the County
employ or contract with grant writers; water programs and water
bank; the effects from short term rentals; trash on roadways; a
proposed truck stop; encouragement to take the opportunity to
volunteer and become involved; the Steer I-90 group isn’t addressing
impacts; increase in population to the Easton area and the impacts
to schools; propose the use of ARPA funds do a current assessment of
the area; no law enforcement presence during blasting & snow
closures and enforcement of no-parking areas; assistance with the
helipad upgrades; leaking of the irrigation ditches going down to
the lower valley and loss of water; I-90 closures and allowing
residents to get through to their homes; additional assistance from
the County Building Department with development concerns;
The Board acknowledged how they want to hear from community members
and use the information provided to help form policy and County Code
into the future.
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The meeting concluded at 6:16 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Chairman Cory Wright