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Resident urges action on septic certification fees; county policy subcommittee to refine reforms
Summary
A Thurston County resident told the board the current septic certification fee structure burdens a subset of property owners and said promised reforms had not reached residents; policy subcommittee members said staff will prepare proposals for possible expansion or restructuring of fees.
At the public-comment portion of the Feb. 11 Thurston County Board of Health meeting, resident Sue Koffel raised concerns about on‑site sewage (septic) certification fees and asked whether a county proposal to reform billing had been advanced as previously promised.
Koffel said she received an operational-certificate invoice in 2024 and that the fee had increased from $170 in 2024 to $180 this year. She told the board the county’s program description (as included with the invoice) states…
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