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The Columbia County board of commissioners is seeking an attorney to handle half of the county’s indigent defense work for the remainder of 2020.
Columbia County was among 13 others approved to move into the next phase of Gov. Jay Inslee’s “Safe Start” plan today, according to a release from Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman.
Columbia County will seek permission this week from the state to advance to Phase 3 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s four-phased plan to reopen the Washington economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the start of filing week Monday, Walla Walla County appears headed toward new representation on the Board of Commissioners.
Columbia County Public Health officials are imploring people to remain vigilant in the fight against COVID-19 as the county prepares for an early adoption of a Phase 2 economic reopening approved Friday.
Columbia County is one of five counties approved to move early to Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee's economic reopening plan.
The Dayton Chamber of Commerce, the city of Dayton and the Port of Columbia launched a campaign Monday to foster sales for local small businesses.
Columbia County officials will seek a variance request of Gov. Jay Inslee to allow the county to move early into Phase 2 of the governor’s reopening plan amid the statewide shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
DAYTON— Department budgets will be assessed by the Columbia County Board of Commissioners on Monday as officials look for ways to offset financial losses from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission approved $4,770 in funding for improvements at 52 railroad crossings in Walla Walla and Columbia counties.
DAYTON — Steve Shochet, one of many Columbia County residents at a community flood meeting Thursday, commended the county, emergency management and all others who helped in protecting his property during the flooding last week.
FEATURED EVENTS
Due to the federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Monday, Columbia County commissioners will not meet.
DAYTON — The Columbia County Board of County Commissioners will meet at their regular 9 a.m. time Monday morning, but the meeting will not be open to the public. They will be in executive session. There is no other agenda for that day.
Columbia County commissioners adopted a $13.57 million budget for 2020 last month, including a current expense fund of $5.85 million to spend on day-to-day operations.
DAYTON — Columbia County commissioners will have a work session at 9 a.m. Monday instead of their regular meeting.
DAYTON — Columbia County commissioners voted unanimously to increase collection of the current expense tax levy by 1% next year.
