Kittitas County commissioners approve consent agenda including levy resolution, contracts and funding awards

Kittitas CountyBoard of County Commissioners approved its consent agenda and a slate of routine resolutions and contracts during the board's public meeting, recording unanimous votes to move forward with multiple administrative and programmatic items.

The consent package included a resolution authorizing county levies for 2025; an amendment to a 2024 contract for the Goodhass Valley Event Center to correct an effective date and increase funding to cover 2024 payroll costs; approval of final mylars for the Thorpe Landing plat to create 10 lots on about 54 acres; notices of call for bids for the county's official newspaper and for several public works maintenance materials; interlocal agreements with Fire District 7 and other entities; and a number of grant and professional services agreements tied to public health, mental health, and elections work.

The Thorpe Landing plat was presented by Jamie Ailing, Community Development, who said the plat has met all approval criteria but that the county had not yet received a signature from Dr. Larson at the health department. "We have met all those criteria. The one caveat, I do not have the actual signature from Dr. Larson with the health department yet," Ailing said. Ailing asked the board to approve the mylars with the understanding the signature will be…