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Forks council approves Vertical Bridge lease amendment, OKs expenditures; police say jail "can't be sustained"

City of Forks City Council · October 27, 2025
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At its Oct. 27 meeting the City of Forks Council accepted a second amendment to a Vertical Bridge lease, authorized payroll and claims totaling about $1.865 million, and heard Police Chief Rowley say the city’s jail "can't be sustained for years on end," officials said.

FORKS, Wash. — The City of Forks Council on Monday approved a second amendment to an existing lease with Vertical Bridge and authorized payroll and claims that together total about $1.865 million, officials said.

Attorney/Planner Fleck explained the second amendment to the Option and Lease Agreement and to the Memorandum of Option to Lease before Council Member Wood moved to accept the amendment and Council Member Patel seconded. The motion carried, with Council Member Soha recorded as abstaining.

The council also approved payroll checks 44950 through 44965 for $80,668.89, manual check 44966 for $1,547,229.35 and claim…

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