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Chelan, Douglas commissioners agree on 5 community members to health board
Chelan and Douglas county commissioners on March 28 reached a consensus on the five people who will serve as the at-large members of the newly revamped Chelan-Douglas Board of Health.
Posted: March 29, 2022
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Commissioner Bugert to hold two community meetings in Upper Valley
Chelan County Commissioner Bob Bugert is hosting two community meetings in the Upper Valley to update residents on timely issues. He will be in Leavenworth on March 31 and Plain on April 1.
Posted: March 16, 2022
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Point in Time Count helps counties understand scope of homelessness
Chelan County and 15 nonprofit partners conducted the annual Homeless Point in Time Count on Feb. 24 at Link Transit’s Columbia Station in Wenatchee. Read about some of the local data collected at the event.
Posted: March 14, 2022
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Commissioners award nearly $710,500 to tourism-related projects
The Chelan County Board of County Commissioners awarded nearly $710,500 in lodging tax dollars to five local tourism-related projects that are geared toward attracting more visitors to the county.
Posted: March 10, 2022
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10 finalists move on for consideration for CDHD Health Board
A subcommittee of the Chelan-Douglas Health District’s governing board has narrowed its search for its new board members down to 10 finalists. The list of finalists now goes to the Boards of County Commissioners for Chelan and Douglas counties for their consideration on March 1.
Posted: February 04, 2022
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County revamps its tourism efforts, creates executive director position
The Chelan County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee seeks an executive director to lead its fledgling nonprofit organization that will spearhead tourism promotion in the county. Resumes and cover letters are due by Feb. 21.
Posted: February 02, 2022
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County experiencing limited COVID testing supplies
With the high number of positive COVID-19 cases in Chelan-Douglas Counties and interruptions in supply chains for tests, health care providers and public health are prioritizing testing for symptomatic individuals to help triage and treat illness.
Posted: January 31, 2022
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Annual homeless Point in Time Count moved to Feb. 24
Washington state has moved the statewide annual homeless Point in Time Count to Feb. 24 after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved its request to postpone the event by a month because of ongoing COVID concerns.
Posted: January 26, 2022
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Commissioner Bugert announces he won't seek reelection
Chelan County Commissioner Bob Bugert has announced he will not seek re-election come November. He plans to retire when his term expires at the end of the year. Filing for the upcoming election is May 16-20.
Posted: January 19, 2022
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