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Cowlitz County proposes annex upfit for Office of Public Defense; board authorizes signature, staff weighs window and skylight replacements
Summary
The Board authorized the chairman to sign a proposal to upfit the annex first floor for the Office of Public Defense, while staff outlined additional window and skylight work and requested further bids and utility‑rebate checks.
Cowlitz County staff asked the Board of Commissioners for authority to sign a proposal to upfit the annex building's first floor for the Office of Public Defense and discussed additional building upgrades including window replacement and a broken skylight panel.
Commissioner Savannah Clement introduced the annex proposal and said the county has been working to move OPD into the annex to eliminate an existing lease (about $85,000 a year). "We anticipate spending approximately $165,000 getting that [first floor] ready to go and upfitted for OPD," Clement said. The first floor would encompass the…
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