HomeMy WebLinkAbout050222as01 JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CONSENT AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Mark McCauley, County Administrator
DATE: May 2,2022
SUBJECT: Request Board of County Commissioners approve a letter of support
for Spencer Forest Products' Partnerships for Climate-Smart
Commodities grant application
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Spencer Forest Products is applying for a Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities grant to help them produce
biochar,perform soil testing, provide gardening and farming education,track the advantages of using biochar, and
support looking for new opportunities to use timber waste in the regenerative economy of biochar.
This grant will help build out the sawmill on the west end which will lead to additional employment and economic
development. It will also help stimulate additional interest in the biochar economy.
ANALYSIS:
The Board of County Commissioners in the past has supported the production of biochar in our community because of
its economic potential and salutary environmental benefits.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board of County Commissioners discuss the letter of support and agree to sign it.
REVI WED BY:
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Kate Dean,District 1 Heidi Eisenhour,District 2 GregBrotherton,District 3
April 20, 2022
To Whom it May Concern:
We are aware of the grant for the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, and the intent of this letter
is to provide support to Spencer Forest Products for their funding request to produce biochar, perform soil
testing, provide gardening and farming education, and track the advantages of using biochar in growing, and
support looking for new opportunities to use timber waste in the regenerative economy of biochar. It stor4s
carbon and builds resilience
We believe the build out of the sawmill will assist in the economic development of our county. Not only in
the number of people that will be employed at the sawmill, but through the employment of people through
the creation and use of biochar.This is exactly the kind of innovation that can help push the forest practices
industry into the climate adaptive resiliency that our future depends on.
Please feel free to reach out with questions.
Sincerely,
Jefferson County Commissioners
Kate Dean Heidi Eisenhour, Chair Greg Brotherton
District 1 District 2 District 3
Phone(360) 385-9100 Fax (360) 385-9382 jeffbocc@cojefferson.wa.us