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Cowlitz County reviews water, sewer, stormwater and solid-waste budgets; large reserves and ARPA projects highlighted
Summary
County finance staff told commissioners the water/sewer operating fund has collected about $2.3 million year to date and that reserve funds, ARPA dollars and grants are supporting several capital projects including pump-station closeouts, a Camelot replacement project and Shadow Mountain extension.
Cowlitz County finance staff on Monday walked commissioners through operating and reserve fund results for water, sewer, stormwater and solid waste, emphasizing healthy reserve balances alongside planned capital work funded in part by ARPA and other grants.
"We have collected 2 point just shy of $2,300,000 in revenues of our budgeted 2,580,000.00," said Sean Roe, presenting the water and sewer operating fund. Roe said the fund includes approximately $400,000 of accruals that will come back, and that personnel costs have been lower than budgeted this year because of open FTEs.
Roe said the operating fund cash stood at about $2,350,000 and the reserve…
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