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01.23.2024 Tues PM BOCC
Meeting Highlights:
• Asbestos removal in courthouse hallways, slated for summer, will bring altered circulation and relocated offices
• Windows in annex to match courthouse’s
• Either polished concrete or something else for courthouse flooring surface, depending on historical preservation group’s recommendation
• Five resolutions signed affecting funds for housing (resolution 5-2024), Search and Rescue, hiring nurses to cover jail, and un-obligated funds certification
• Commissioners sign letter supporting broadband connectivity on reservation
• No free bottled water-rule to be waived for maintenance workers
• Sunrise RV publicized but didn’t sign contract for annual event in Agiplex, site already rented out for same weekend
• Mini debate on where to put asphalt in 2nd Ave. building parking lot