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Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency reviews proposed 2025–26 budget amid staffing concerns
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The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency Board of Directors reviewed a first-pass proposed 2025–26 budget and heard public criticism about staffing and line-item projections during its April 10 meeting in Yakima.
The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency Board of Directors reviewed a first-pass proposed 2025–26 budget and heard public criticism about staffing and line-item projections during its April 10 meeting in Yakima.
The comments mattered because the board will consider a draft budget and hold a public hearing before adopting a final budget at its June meeting; the agency also faces potential federal funding changes that staff said could force further adjustments.
Jean Mendoza, executive director of Friends of Toppenish Creek, told the board she was “bothered a lot” by language in the proposed budget that would allow vacant positions to remain unfilled if financial conditions deteriorate. “I don't think that this agency…
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