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HomeMy WebLinkAbout051123 FW_ Friday 5 _ WSAC Leadership Transition _ Summer Heat _ Board of Health ________________________________ From: Washington Counties | WSAC Sent: Friday, May 12, 2023 9:59:48 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Subject: Friday 5 | WSAC Leadership Transition | Summer Heat | Board of Health ________________________________ ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ________________________________ This week's wrap up of county news. May 12, 2023 <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a/images/cf04e6fd-150d-4420-a926-ee7a36f2d944.png> COUNTY NEWS WSAC Executive Director, Eric Johnson, Announces Resignation This week, at the WSAC Board of Directors meeting in Grant County, WSAC Executive Director Eric Johnson, announced he will be resigning in May 2024. Eric will leave a legacy of 18 years of service in the organization, with nearly 40 years of overall service to counties. He has been an integral part of WSAC, Washington counties, the National Association of Counties, and a central figure in Olympia. While we are sad to see him go, we are excited for him and we look forward to a year of smooth transition in leadership! Learn More <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=7934c99b29&e=03d5c964a3> <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=f7f9ebbafb&e=03d5c964a3> COUNTY NEWS Kitsap Warns of Summer Water Safety Concerns Dr. Gib Morrow said at the recent KPHD meeting that Kitsap Lake already had a health risk due to algae. The warning was much earlier than usual. The district also is getting the word out warning of the risk of hypothermia in the cold waters, along with drowning. Also, he said from May to September, it’s not a good idea to eat raw local oysters due to health risks. KPHD administrator Keith Grellner said the state legislature was very supportive of public health in the session that just ended. He said in the operating budget, the state provided an additional $100 million for a total investment of $324 million statewide over the next two years. Getting a piece of that pie are the Department of Health, Board of Health, tribes and local districts, such as KPHD, which received $2.4 million of that. Learn More <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=b4e621253f&e=03d5c964a3> STATE NEWS Protecting Communities When the Heat Is On Over the three weeks beginning June 25, 2021, communities across Washington State struggled with record-breaking high temperatures. On June 29, 2021, temperatures rose over 100° Fahrenheit (F) in Pullman (106°), Seattle (108°), Spokane and Vancouver (both 109°), Quillayute (110°), Tri-Cities (112°), Walla Walla (116°) and Omak (117°). According to the Washington State Department of Health, the heatwave resulted directly in 100 deaths, but researchers with the University of Washington attribute an additional 159 indirect deaths indirectly to the event. Learn More <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=201319c4dd&e=03d5c964a3> <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=44e324418f&e=03d5c964a3> COUNTY NEWS Thurston County’s Board of Health Recognizes Nurses’ Contributions The Thurston County Board of Health (BOH) joined the nation in celebrating the selfless contributions of nurses as it proclaimed National Nurses Week from May 6 - 12. The BOH announced this year’s theme is “You Make a Difference.” The board said it is a tribute to the varying roles of nurses as well as “the positive impact they have on every person’s life.” “Nurses are public health heroes who make our communities safer and healthier and contribute to our community as advocates, educators and providers of critical health services,” the proclamation read. Learn More <https://wsac.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6943e0d4535671f24022ca02a&id=e545505eb1&e=03d5c964a3> COUNTY NEWS Announcing PWB Traditional Programs funding cycle for FY2024 The Public Works Board acted last Friday to open a FY2024 Traditional Programs funding cycle. That cycle is open today until 11:59 PM July 7. The PWB anticipates awarding funds at its August 2023 meeting. The attached document provides the highlights of the funding cycle and the upcoming application workshops. Funding is available across three program areas: * Construction: $221M for qualifying road, bridge, street; domestic water; sanitary sewer; stormwater; solid waste, recycling and organics projects. This is a competitive cycle. * Pre-construction: a competitive cycle with quarterly pooling and awarding of dollars until such time as all the $7.25M allocated by the PWB is awarded to qualifying projects. * Emergency: an open cycle until all of the $7.25M allocated by the PWB is expended. The maximum biennial award per jurisdictions is $10M. The maximum award per construction project is $10M. The maximum available per award for pre-construction and emergency is $1M. The PWB set the interest rate for the cycle at: 1.72% for 5-20 year term loans and .85% for loans with 1-5 year terms. 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