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01.18.22 PM - BOCC
Meeting Highlights:
In public comment, difficulty accessing zoning map on Planning website ; Building Dept. update - Lower Methow continues to count for most permit applications, many Brewster requests, one retirement and two to come, hopes to re-create the assistant manager position ; Noxious Weeds update - Pesticide Class scheduled, Osoyoos to be treated on east and west shores except a strip below the border, $216,000 in grants to cover weed and milfoil treatments throughout the county; presentation by a company providing organization and energy-saving services to local governments; PUD Broadband Committee shares grant-seeking woes and receives BOCC’s promise of support through ARPA funds tagged for water-sewage-broadband infrastructure; master plan funding and architect’s contract approved for 20-year master plan for the Public Works Building; ALPAC letter of support signed, grant to provide for maintenance of Methow Valley trails.