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Kittitas County approves consent agenda including lodging‑tax grants, fee schedule changes and directs counsel to pursue abatement for Benson property
Summary
The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners approved a consent agenda on Jan. 7 that included grant awards, a sheriff fee schedule amendment, contract approvals and an ordinance adopting comprehensive plan docket amendments; after executive session the board directed counsel to pursue abatement warrants for the Benson property in superior court.
At a regular meeting on Jan. 7, 2025, the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners approved a multi-item consent agenda and later directed county counsel to pursue state warrants on abatements in superior court regarding the Benson property after an executive session on potential litigation.
Consent items approved or acknowledged on the record included: a prosecutor's request to proceed with abatement on a property if voluntary compliance is not achieved; an interlocal agreement with the City of Ellensburg to provide public defense services (the city approved it at its council meeting last month); a call for sealed bids for towing services for county parking lots; approval of nine Law and Justice Council grant awards totaling $120,000 for 2025; a change to the county auditor's public hours; allocation of the…
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