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Cowlitz County staff propose third-quarter budget amendments, including $905,000 for Riverside office purchase

5578561 · August 12, 2025
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County finance staff presented a third-quarter budget amendment that adjusts revenues and expenses across multiple funds, sets aside about $905,000 to purchase the Riverside office for the public defender, and moves $2 million from a law-and-justice fund to capital improvements at the Hall of Justice.

Cowlitz County finance staff on Monday presented a third-quarter budget amendment that increases general-fund revenue estimates and reallocates spending to cover several unanticipated obligations and planned capital projects. The amendment includes a $905,000 allocation to purchase two units at the Riverside office building for the office of the public defender and records roughly $1.5 million in planned capital spending for Hall of Justice improvements after a $2 million transfer from a law-and-justice fund. Finance director Cathy Funk Baxter said the Riverside settlement…

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