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Residents raise concerns about county finances, planning and alleged public-health contract problems during public comment
Summary
During public comment at the July 29 Thurston County commissioners meeting, residents urged the board to stop road-fund transfers, raised courthouse maintenance and annexation concerns, and called for a formal investigation after a former public-health employee alleged provider fraud and improper advances.
Several Thurston County residents used the July 29 public-comment period to press the Board of County Commissioners on a range of substantive issues including county budgeting and road-fund transfers, courthouse maintenance and location concerns, alleged mishandling of rental-assistance funds by a provider, and technical errors in the comprehensive-plan update.
John Pettit, who identified himself as a Thurston County resident, told commissioners the county faces “major budget issues” and criticized what he described as transfers from the road fund into the general fund. Pettit said, “As of the end of this year… you will have accumulated a total of $45,400,000 that have been moved over from road funds over to general fund,” and urged commissioners to “eliminate road shifting.” He also warned that…
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