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Cowlitz County Public Works updates commissioners on summer hires, Tudel Park easement, animal-control planning and two grant bids
Summary
Public Works staff told commissioners the county will hire 15 summer workers starting in mid-May, secured one easement for the Tudel Park bypass, is advancing an animal-control retrofit and has sought additional Department of Commerce and historic-preservation grant funds.
Savannah Clement, a Public Works staff member, told the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners that the county has approval to hire 15 summer workers this year (down from 20 previously) and that a majority of new hires are expected to start in the second week of May. “The board had approved us to fill 15 positions for our summer hire program,” she said.
Clement briefed the board on right-of-way work for the Tudel Park bypass, saying the county has obtained a 5-foot temporary construction easement and a 10-foot permanent easement from one private property owner along the southern portion of the route and asked the board to authorize the chair to sign the easement documents. Staff characterized the easement…
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