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Commissioners hear animal-services budget increase, Mason County contract plans and new prosecutor liaison
Summary
Commissioners were updated on a Jazz Com budget amendment to cover rising veterinary costs, a proposed contract to provide services to Mason County beginning January 2026, and a new Deputy Prosecuting Attorney assigned to animal-crime felony referrals in Thurston County.
Commissioners at a Thurston County meeting on Aug. 12 were briefed on an emergency budget amendment approved by a regional animal-services board and on plans for a contract to provide services to Mason County beginning in January 2026.
The board heard that the Jazz Com (regional animal services commission) approved an $80,000 budget amendment “to supplement the 2025 veterinary services,” Commissioner Klaus said, citing a reported 43.3% increase in charges from BluePearl, the higher-cost emergency veterinary provider, and two invoices totaling $28,165 tied to recent animal cruelty cases. “There was also a conversation about an…
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