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County co-responder program highlighted at national conference
Representatives of the Chelan County Behavioral Health Unit and the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office spoke recently at the 2022 National Co-Responder Conference in Chapel Hill, N.C., about how other rural agencies can establish co-responder programs.
Posted: June 10, 2022
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Public encouraged to comment on Chelan County’s plans for federal COVID recovery dollars
The Board of Chelan County Commissioners seeks input from the public for how it proposes investing $14.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding in county government and the community. Read more to learn how to take the County's survey.
Posted: June 08, 2022
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Chelan County’s Cascade Public Infrastructure Fund grant application period is open
Chelan County seeks applications for funding from the Cascade Public Infrastructure Fund. The application period is open June 6 through July 15. The total amount of funding available is $823,200.
Posted: June 06, 2022
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County will use new wellness grant to build mental health response on the professional, personal levels
With the help of a new grant, Chelan County is creating a program for the Sheriff’s Office and county jail that will help them in identifying and responding to a mental health crisis in the field as well as potentially in their own lives.
Posted: April 11, 2022
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Commissioner Overbay appointed to WCRP Executive Committee
Chelan County Commissioner Kevin Overbay has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the Washington Counties Risk Pool. He was unanimously appointed last month at the WCRP conference. He will serve through September 2023.
Posted: April 08, 2022
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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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