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State budget vetoes remove Vancouver Lake funds and delay staffing for Brockman behavioral health facility, county told
Summary
Clark County staff told council members on May 21 that Governor Inslee vetoed a $300,000 proviso for Vancouver Lake management work and that the Brockman behavioral health campus will not be staffed this year despite construction completing — leaving the facility in a warm-closed state.
County staff informed the Clark County Council on May 21 that two state budget decisions will alter local plans for environmental and behavioral-health projects.
Jordan Bogie, speaking for county staff, said the governor vetoed a $300,000 proviso in the state budget that had been intended to support ongoing Vancouver Lake management work. “He did veto the proviso in the budget that would have provided $300,000 to continue lake management work at Vancouver Lake,” Bogie told the council. Staff will follow up with the governor's office and the Department of Ecology and seek…
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