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The latest developments, decisions and changes coming out of our summer board meeting, held in Wenatchee, WA. The full board meeting minutes will be available here, once approved.
DEVELOPMENTS
- County Engineer Appointments: On May 5, 2026, Ms. Carole Richardson, PE was appointed to be the Pend Oreille County Engineer effective May 11, 2026.
- Vacancies: Pacific County is still without a permanent County Engineer (since September 2023), Jennifer Oatfield and Richard Drake were appointed as Acting County Engineer Team, and their current 6-month extension is through November 24, 2026. Garfield County still has a vacancy for County Engineer, with their BOCC serving as Acting County Engineer.
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DECISIONS
- Certified Resolution 2026-006 - Certifying the 2025 Master County Road Log: which certified the 2025 Master County Road Log to reflect the county road system as of January 1, 2026.
- Certified Resolution 2026-007 Certifying MVFT Allocation Factors: regarding the Roadway Categories and Unit Costs for the 2026 and 2027 County Fuel Tax Distribution, which certifies the factors used in the computation of the fuel tax allocation to the individual counties.
- Certified Resolution 2026-008 Apportion RATA Funds to Regions: which authorized the accrued amount of $4,470,735 made available in the Rural Arterial Trust Account for April, May and June 2026 be apportioned to the regions by the established 2025-27 regional percentages after setting aside $201,985 for administration.
- Certified Resolution 2026-009 Adoption of Priority Arrays (’27-’29 Biennium): authorizing the County Road Administration Board to adopt the proposed priority arrays as submitted, for the purpose of allocating funds to be appropriated for the 27-29 biennium.
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UPDATES
- LOCAL ROAD PROGRAM: The first call for projects was due by April 1, 2026. 100 projects from 33 of 39 counties were submitted for funds totaling $59.7M, 17 pedestrian projects and 83 that were 2R. CRAB staff reviewed all these 100 potential projects for ranking purposes and completed the reviews by the first week of July. This allowed time to build an array and rank them for the July 30 Board meeting. Todd shared the ranking list of projects and once adopted by the Board, letters will be sent out to the counties and further communications will be had about which projects will be moving forward with specific funding to get feedback from the counties as well on how they wish to proceed.
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WAC PUBLIC HEARING: The Board set a public hearing to review new proposed WAC changes at next the Board meeting on October 14, 2026 @9:00am in San Juan County.
The Board will be hold its next board meeting Thursday, October 15 and Friday October 16, 2026 in San Juan County, WA.
