HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence - BOCC (002)January 24, 2023
GRANT COUNTY
OFFICE OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
P O Box 37
EPHRATA WA 9BB23
(509) 754-2011
RE: Letter of SuD12ort for SB 5460 and HB 1494
To: Washington State Legislature
Grant County Commissioners are writing in support of SB 5460 and its companion bill HB
1494. These bills have been introduced on behalf of the Moses Lake Irrigation and
Rehabilitation District. These bills would align the statutory language for the rehabilitation
assessment authority with that of some other local special purpose districts, specifically
Mosquito Control Districts.
This will create a more reliable form of local funding to carry out the vital and ongoing
rehabilitation work of the MLIRD. Local funding with local control empowers the Moses
Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District to work proactively and continuously to improve
the water quality in Moses Lake. This continued and ongoing improvement of the water
quality in Moses Lake is important to us because Moses Lake's water quality is critical to
not only our community's public health and safety but also our county's economic vitality.
Sincerely,
BOARD OF GRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Ro , 4 - e , Chair
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Danny E. Stone
District 1
Cindy Carter, Vice -Chair
Rob Jones
District 2
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Danny f. Stone, Member
Cindy Carter
District 3
"T❑ MEET CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS, SERVING TOGETHER WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES, WHILE FOSTERING
A RESPECTFUL AND SUCCESSFUL WORK ENVIRONMENT."