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Yakima County commissioners authorize staff to advance Sprint Boat Racing MOU with Fair Association
Summary
At a Jan. 30 work session, Commissioners Curtis and McKinney agreed to advance a 2025 memorandum of understanding related to the Sprint Boat Racing Project by sharing it with the Fair Association and continuing talks alongside county legal counsel; no formal vote was taken.
At a Jan. 30, 2025 Yakima County Board of Commissioners work session, Commissioner Curtis said he would move forward with legal staff to share a 2025 memorandum of understanding related to the Sprint Boat Racing Project with the Fair Association and continue discussions, and Commissioner McKinney said he reviewed the document and strongly supported that step.
The item arose during the board's commissioner updates. Commissioner Curtis asked whether Commissioner McKinney had “a chance to look over that 2025 memorandum of understanding relating to the Sprint Boat Racing Project” and sought consensus to share the document with the Fair Association and continue discussions alongside legal counsel. Commissioner McKinney replied, “I have reviewed it, and I do have strong support for your continuing to do so.”
The exchange produced a direction rather than a formal motion: Curtis said he would "go ahead and move forward alongside legal and reach out to the Fair Association on this MOU, and then, from there bring it back to the board for further consideration." The board did not take a formal vote on the MOU during the work session; Curtis signaled the item will return to the board for later consideration after further discussions.
No additional details about the MOU's terms, funding, timeline, or the proposed event site were discussed in the recorded work session. The board did not adopt or approve the MOU at this meeting; the action recorded is a staff/commissioner direction to share the document with the Fair Association and continue negotiations with legal support.
The board's next formal consideration of the Sprint Boat Racing Project MOU will occur when the item is placed on a future meeting agenda.
