County staff detail housing grant, fairgrounds plan and staffing changes

Jan 13, 2026

Staff reported a new DLCD follow‑up housing grant to develop opportunity‑site scenarios and market analyses, ongoing fairgrounds strategic‑plan work, uncertainty around a FEMA buyout, and several near‑term staffing recruitments including an electrical inspector and future building official.

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Community Development Director Gail Henrickson and staff provided the commission with a January project status update that included code‑maintenance items, grant work and staffing changes.

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