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County approves MOA with Army Corps for work crews to assist river cleanup
Summary
The board authorized the chief of corrections to sign a memorandum of agreement allowing Benton County jail work crews to assist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with homeless camp cleanup and debris removal along the Columbia River; Lieutenant Shelton presented the proposal and commissioners approved it by voice vote.
The Benton County Board of Commissioners authorized the county's chief of corrections to sign a memorandum of agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow county jail work crews to assist with homeless camp cleanups and debris removal along the Columbia River.
Lieutenant Shelton told the board the Army Corps requested assistance for individual cleanup instances and that the county already uses crews for highway ramp cleanup. "They came to us with that need. We thought a work crew would be a good solution," Shelton said. The lieutenant described the collaboration as a way to help keep river shores clean as residents use outdoor areas.
A commissioner moved to approve authorizing the chief of corrections to sign the MOA on behalf of Benton County; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.
The MOA will permit the county's work crews to perform targeted debris removal operations for the Army Corps. No timeline or dollar figures were provided during the presentation; commissioners did not request additional substantive changes on record.
