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Committee briefed on planner hiring and grants; staff flags CLG and county support

Benton County Historic Preservation Committee · January 25, 2026
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Summary

Staff reported they screened about 30 applications and selected seven candidates for initial interviews for the interim planner role, with a target to make an offer by mid‑February; the committee also discussed Certified Local Government grant timing and a tentative additional $10,000 county allocation.

A staff member told the Historic Preservation Committee that the interim planner recruitment is moving forward: roughly 30 applicants yielded seven candidates selected for next week’s initial interviews, and the committee heard a target timeline of "hopefully by the second week of February" for an offer.

Staff also said they are…

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