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Local residents press Cowlitz County commissioners to prioritize funds for a mental health facility; commissioners say allocation discussions are ongoing
Summary
Residents urged Cowlitz County commissioners during public comment to prioritize building a local mental health facility and asked for clarity about roughly $5.7 million in potential funds; commissioners said coordination with law enforcement, courts and other counties is underway and that funding decisions will be made in public meetings.
Several residents used the meeting’s public-comment period to urge Cowlitz County commissioners to pursue construction of a local mental health or behavioral-health facility and to seek transparency about available funding.
One resident asked whether a workshop had been scheduled to discuss a mental-health proposal discussed previously; county staff said no workshop had been scheduled yet and that the board was waiting for Commissioner Dahl’s availability to coordinate schedules.
Public commenters repeatedly urged commissioners to consider…
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