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Board approves $50,000 amendment to expand lake beach monitoring through 2027
Summary
Health and Human Services asked for $50,000 to extend the county inland lake beach monitoring program through December 2027, supporting sampling at 88 beaches and source tracking for E. coli; commissioners supported the item and it passed.
Kate Guzman, speaking for the county health department, asked the board to approve Amendment No. 2 to the 2024 inland lake beach monitoring program, requesting $50,000 in additional funds to extend sampling through December 2027 and to support source-tracking to determine E. coli contamination sources.
Guzman said the program will sample 88 beaches and the money will cover staffing, student internships and source-tracking work. Commissioners who spoke described the weekly beach report as valuable to the public. The board carried the motion to approve the amendment.
