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Board extends comment period for proposed Thurston County food-service code updates after staff presentation and stakeholder concerns
Summary
Public Health staff proposed updates to Thurston County food-service code (Articles 1 & 2) to align with WAC 246-215, streamline permitting, broaden enforcement and add civil penalties; board agreed to extend the public-comment period and reconvene the hearing in October to allow further outreach to restaurant and vending stakeholders.
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services presented proposed updates to County Code Articles 1 and 2, which govern food-service permitting and enforcement, during a public hearing on Aug. 12.
Jesse Smith, the county’s food program manager, told the board the updates aim to align local code with WAC 246-215, incorporate existing policy into code language, clarify local requirements and broaden enforcement authority. Smith said one substantive addition would be the…
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