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County pauses outside grant awards, flags timber revenue shortfall and reports deflection graduations
Summary
Clatsop County staff said the board will not allocate outside grant funding this year while it plans for a potential $6 million annual revenue impact from reduced timber harvests; staff also reported progress in the voluntary deflection program, including two graduates so far.
County administration staff told the Human Services Advisory Council on February 6 that the board is pausing allocations to outside agencies while it addresses revenue uncertainty tied to timber revenues and other factors.
Board budget stance and revenue context: Monica said the board is focusing on sustaining core county services and will not allocate grant funding to outside agencies this year as part of a status-quo-with-reductions budget approach. She tied the uncertainty to two revenue pressures: reduced timber harvesting related to a habitat…
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