Clallam County approves dozens of contracts and grants, including $1 million visitor‑bureau agreement and energy‑audit funding

Clallam County commissioners on Jan. 7 approved a slate of contracts, personal‑service agreements and a road resurfacing contract, including a $1,000,000 lodging‑tax agreement with the Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau and $237,500 in state association funding to support energy audits of county buildings.

The board approved a set of hotel‑motel tax funded agreements for 2025 that included: - $1,000,000 to the Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau to promote year‑round tourism; - $200,000 to Field Arts and Events Hall to support operations and tourism‑related facilities; - $100,000 to Public Works for Olympic Discovery Trail improvements; and - $90,000 to the Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Education Foundation for ski, snowboard and tubing park operations. All four agreements were approved by voice vote at the meeting and are funded from the county’s 2025 hotel‑motel tax budget.

The board also approved several other county agreements and actions: a subaward with Washington State University Extension to support drought‑related outreach and a Washington State Department of Health consolidated…