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Kittitas County hears year‑to‑date code enforcement report; officer praised for program work
Summary
Community Development Services presented a year‑to‑date code enforcement update; Code Enforcement Officer Laura Kukes presented case data and was praised by the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and commissioners for accessibility, customer service and program building, though the transcript’s numeric reduction figure is unclear.
CDS Director Chad Bala introduced a year‑to‑date code enforcement update on May 29 and introduced Code Enforcement Officer Laura Kukes, who presented staff report data and case details to the board.
Vice‑Chair Cory Wright thanked Kukes for the work and referenced a notable reduction in cases over the past year; the transcript records his appreciation but does not provide a clear numeric percentage. Chair Laura Osiadacz acknowledged Kukes’s accessibility and customer service.
Stephanie Hartung of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office praised Kukes’s approach, saying she does a "very good job of being calm, working with folks and has built a great program," and that Hartung had been "very impressed with both Laura and Chad." Commissioner Brelt Wachsmith said it was good to hear about the progress.
Bala thanked Hartung and her office for their assistance and said that, "although there is a long way to go, Officer Kukes has been very active and diligent on a daily basis in looking at code ... for possible changes and solutions for code enforcement and abatement issues moving forward." No formal action was taken on the update.
