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Yakima clean-air board hears federal funding risk for FY2025-26; members ask to remove 3% COLA from draft budget
Summary
At a public hearing on the proposed fiscal 2025–26 budget, agency staff warned of steep proposed EPA cuts; board members asked staff to present the budget without a 3% cost‑of‑living increase and to adopt any future salary changes by resolution.
The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency opened a public hearing on its proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget and heard staff describe uncertainty tied to federal funding proposals and board members request removal of a proposed 3% cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) from the draft.
"The request starting off was for a reduction in EPA funding... just under 55%, more than half," said Mister Thornsburg, the agency's executive director, summarizing a recently released federal budget proposal. He told the board the president's budget proposals often change during congressional negotiations…
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