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Drug court asks to convert part-time lab technician to full time; state grant and participant fees expected to cover county costs
3615151 · May 30, 2025
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Drug court director Karen Van Blancklen asked commissioners to convert a part-time lab technician to full time, saying the position is funded primarily by a state grant and participant fees.
Karen Van Blancklen, drug court director, told the Board the county-operated drug lab has expanded services to drug court, mental health court, superior and state courts, mediation and, as of January 2025, Veterans Treatment Court. She said the lab now runs urine screens on an analyzer and provides results within ‘‘best…
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