Cowlitz County commissioners direct staff to use one‑time reductions, certify levies using new‑construction only

Kathy, a county budget staff member, told the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners at an afternoon workshop that the county’s revised 2025 general‑fund budget projects roughly $63 million in revenues and about $77 million in expenses when ordinary commitments and currently budgeted positions are included, leaving the county to draw on fund balance to meet obligations.