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County warns Camp Hope garbage-disposal grant funding has ended; staff to meet Longview about future roles

5578563 · August 6, 2025
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Cowlitz County staff told commissioners a grant that covered part of garbage-disposal costs for Camp Hope and related sites has ended; the county has been paying about $1,000 monthly for its share and staff proposed short-term continuation while seeking funding alternatives and meeting with the city of Longview.

County public works staff told the Board of Commissioners that a grant previously used to subsidize part of the garbage-disposal costs at Camp Hope (Alabama Street site) has expired and the county’s grant funding for that service is about to run out.

Staff said the county had paid roughly half of the disposal costs (the county’s portion has averaged around…

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