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05.07.2024
Meeting Highlights:
Bid for demolition of morgue and sheriff’s equipment shelter on Railroad Ave. awarded to Groat Bros., $148,432 tag includes clean-up and disposal of tanks, new structures’ environmental footprint should be smaller
Economic Alliance director needs challenges to internet providers’ promised coverage to bolster argument for broadband grants, funds already secured by Okanogan County Electric Co-op for 222 Methow residents and PUD for “middle mile” up to Conconully; need to prove lines of credit preventing some applications but director and USDA rep confident about continued funding; isolated areas need dependable land line infrastructure since internet vulnerable to power outages
Commissioners and clerk struggle to make federal Rescue Plan (ARPA) spending figures add up, time frame of reports compared to annual budgets complicates calculations, clerk is reassuring; total two-year allocation: $8.2M