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Commissioners approve grants, personnel renewals, easements and development waivers at Dec. 16 meeting
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting, the Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved multiple grants (including a $29,833 BJA drug court grant and $52,177 ARPA award), a fire‑dispatch restructure with a half‑year cost estimate of $195,689, PUD and alcohol‑waiver requests for new development, several easements and personnel renewals.
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of routine actions at its Dec. 16 meeting, including grants, personnel renewals, easement acceptances and development waivers.
Among the votes, commissioners approved acceptance of a BJA Adult Drug Court discretionary grant for the superior court totaling $29,833 and a CY2026 ARPA grant for the judicial circuit of $52,177 intended to help clear case backlogs. Both motions were made and carried without recorded opposition.
The board approved a restructuring of fire services dispatch to address sharply increasing call volume. Staff said total calls rose from about 9,300 in 2023 to more than…
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