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Commissioners authorize support for homelessness grant, name legal newspaper and OK letter to Frontier Days
Summary
At their April 8 meeting the board approved a letter of support for Blue Mountain Action Council's homelessness-diversion grant, designated the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin as the county legal newspaper for 2025–26, and authorized a chair-signed letter to the Walla Walla Frontier Days Foundation; all votes were unanimous.
The Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners approved three administrative items April 8: a letter of support for a homeless-diversion grant, designation of the county legal newspaper for 2025–26, and authorization for the board chair to sign a letter to the Walla Walla Frontier Days Foundation.
Blue Mountain Action Council: Commissioners voted to authorize the board chair to sign a letter of support for the Blue Mountain Action Council (BMAC) to apply for homelessness diversion and housing-stability services under the Consolidated Homeless Grant. Commissioner Clayton moved to authorize the chair to execute the letter; the motion carried unanimously, 3–0.
County legal newspaper: The board reviewed two bids for the county’s legal advertising and, using circulation as a deciding factor, designated the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin as the county legal newspaper for the period July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026. Commissioner Kimball noted the Union-Bulletin reaches substantially more households than the lower-cost alternative and said reach mattered more than the small cost difference. The motion to designate the Union-Bulletin passed 3–0; staff will prepare a resolution for final action at a subsequent meeting.
Walla Walla Frontier Days Foundation: The board authorized the chair to sign a letter responding to a request from the Frontier Days Foundation for $75,000 toward arena lighting; commissioners said the requested amount would be part of a larger project and clarified the county’s contribution would be a portion of the cost. The motion to authorize the chair to execute the letter carried 3–0.
Votes at a glance: - Approve revised agenda — mover: Commissioner Kimball; second: Commissioner Clayton; vote: 3–0; outcome: approved. - Authorize board chair to execute letter of support for Blue Mountain Action Council (homelessness diversion grant) — mover: Commissioner Clayton; second: Commissioner Kimball; vote: 3–0; outcome: approved. Note: final letter prepared for board chair signature. - Designate Walla Walla Union-Bulletin as county legal newspaper for 07/01/2025–06/30/2026 (resolution to be prepared next week) — mover: Commissioner Kimball; second: Commissioner Clayton; vote: 3–0; outcome: approved. - Authorize board chair to execute letter to Walla Walla Frontier Days Foundation re: partial support for arena lighting — mover: Commissioner Clayton; second: Commissioner Kimball; vote: 3–0; outcome: approved. - Adjourn meeting — mover: Commissioner Kimball; second: Commissioner Clayton; vote: 3–0; outcome: approved.
Why it matters: The BMAC support letter assists a local nonprofit in pursuing state homelessness-diversion funding; the legal-newspaper designation sets where statutory notices will run for the coming year; the Frontier Days letter moves forward a county response to a capital request tied to a community event.
Documentation: Commissioners instructed staff to prepare a formal resolution for the newspaper designation for consideration next week and confirmed the BMAC letter is to be executed by the board chair.
