PORT TOWNSEND — Facing the revenue shortfalls associated with a sluggish economy, Jefferson County commissioners on Monday approved an extra $260,000 for county environmental health.
“Right now this does keep services going,” said County Commissioner David Sullivan, D-Cape George, calling the board’s action “routine.”
Sullivan likened Public Health’s budget to a complicated “tapestry” that has to be managed each year.
County Public Health Director Jean Baldwin told the commissioners on Monday, “We know we’re not looking at anything easy next year.”
County revenue is down about $160,000 this year on building and septic permit fees, she said.
