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Washington County supervisors redirect $10,000 to SORBA, fund sheriff training and back black-lung resolution

Washington County Board of Supervisors · August 26, 2025
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The Washington County Board of Supervisors approved redirecting a previously appropriated $10,000 to SORBA Tri-Cities for trail planning, authorized $56,250 in local opioid-training funds for sheriff’s personnel, reappointed incubator members, and adopted a resolution urging changes to federal black lung benefits.

The Washington County Board of Supervisors on a unanimous 7-0 vote redirected a previously appropriated $10,000 to SORBA (Southern Off‑Road Bicycle Association) Tri‑Cities to pay for planning and design work on a proposed alternative trail toward Damascus, approved $56,250 in local funds to train sheriff’s deputies on opioid use disorder, and adopted a resolution urging changes to federal black lung benefits.

The board voted to convert $10,000 that had been set aside as a grant match into a direct donation to SORBA so the group can hire a consultant to complete a plan and design for an alternative trail connecting mountainous areas toward Damascus using the Iron Mountain Trail and local routes. A supervisor speaking in…

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