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Cowlitz County staff say Longview cold‑weather shelter operating; emergency management expects grant carryover
Summary
County staff reported the Longview cold‑weather shelter has been active and said emergency management will request a budget amendment to carry a 2024 grant into 2025. Commissioners heard that the county provides information and coordination but does not operate shelters or supply staff or facilities.
Emergency management staff told the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners that the Longview cold‑weather shelter has been active this winter and that the county expects to request a budget amendment to carry an unspent 2024 grant into 2025.
"They seem to be up and running well with their new location," said Larry, an emergency management staff member, of the Longview shelter. Kathy Funk Baxter, Cowlitz County finance director, said the emergency management intergovernmental budget shows limited January activity and that first‑quarter billings had not yet posted.
The commissioners were told the county’s role is largely…
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