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HomeMy WebLinkAbout041224 - WAcounties Weekly _ April 12_ 2024ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. April 12, 2024 <https://members.wsac.org/emailimages/1705028322790-WACountiesWeekly.png> COUNTY NEWS Grant County Accepts $155.5 Million Price for New Jail Grant County Commissioners have decided to accept a “guaranteed maximum price” of about $155.55 million for the new Grant County Jail. Marc Seeberger, project manager for general contractors Lydig Construction, gave commissioners an estimate of the total project cost, one option including administrative offices for the Grant County Sheriff, the other without the offices. 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LEARN MORE <https://members.wsac.org/admin-portal/email-engine/link/NDM5MTMtOWI5ZjdmR3JTVGxh/1/yZ3EzkolzkC---slash---9RA7fSuBUZUc7tPSJuA0y7o4CKu7aS3jQ4KnVxFEdUE4KlgD3CFxd---slash---Fzkt8Dt4---slash-- -z6O41uCVcqaz4ukVi3XxSKQ---slash---esAFXjsmo5n6kvWmv---plus---pK2xaZ---slash---C9---slash---aQmFOte8qoyZFMEyLyNkePP10zUvnl4T35ZUTd---slash---z3EJs---equals---> <https://members.wsac.org/admin-portal/email-engine/link/NDM5MTMtOWI5ZjdmR3JTVGxh/2/TihJ4pCzsiGklLHBCfMRAapNrV8Y---plus---5x---plus---JtvHWUdAUZ2N2qTPacK1zEtsXB9icGCXnYE3GhQueyE6qF3fmWcYhi---plus--- 1aa---plus---V2XoZ6Bi8ZKHnSHy4M9f2w7ZVqUsd5WtzRGnU> STATE NEWS Water Supply Outlook Exceptionally Dry Throughout Washington The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a report on Washington’s water supply, and the outlook is not promising. According to the report, snow drought conditions are severe in much of Washington. In particular, stations and snow courses have reported record or near record lows for snowpack throughout the northern part of the state. LEARN MORE <https://members.wsac.org/admin-portal/email-engine/link/NDM5MTMtOWI5ZjdmR3JTVGxh/3/KDEDUBThm5KM7jzHf---plus---B48AnqCw2gKYx7DvUH---plus---AZfYAquHZ0lEsLzZTGTpO7DMavvPphh5LVhJ42aAybwQM6cN- --slash---TPl860s5q---plus---LLvQQ6A3QPTa3K4CHfEdzW3QTw6m---slash---gR7xSihBJgxZ4J---slash---5wWJld3Ssl6kBy---plus---XZBVtpEwMqq2uPaJRWxw---slash---o5TXRURUy0qLzGu6Ix55it8---slash---8ZVFblGlrNLiXA--- equals------equals---> COUNTY NEWS Whatcom County Announces Steps to Address Fentanyl Crisis County Executive Satpal Sidhu signed an executive order directing county departments to take over three dozen actions to address the crisis. The announcement follows a resolution passed by the county council that recognized the fentanyl crisis as an emergency in Whatcom County. Lummi Indian Business Councilmember Nick Lewis spoke at the meeting, saying Whatcom is the first county to take this stance in such a way. LEARN MORE <https://members.wsac.org/admin-portal/email-engine/link/NDM5MTMtOWI5ZjdmR3JTVGxh/4/uf0sFwQCqRQnztfzdiAX4dSel---plus---j0FwgfdUW9YG35itPl---slash---4shfOuvdefw0NT6yNBdRgYQQS---plus---ix--- plus---7QGZ0dRewO---slash---jNv18IRNbbo9AHhFLz4uldT16WqWVCB8C7fxQNKTiogm5mw4NRyl38WGyFHn---slash---xCADBDjxQz3IUU9JKQoprLt7ELTT5jCS8bjqSvv0E1aMUCZELk3qAa---plus---5---slash---7xxGOs---plus---HeDg---e quals------equals---> STATE NEWS Washington’s BEAD Challenge Process Opens April 15 Challenge process running through May 14 will help ensure accuracy of broadband service maps. The Washington State Broadband Office is opening the state Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment (BEAD) challenge Process on April 15. 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