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Ordinance amending the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 8, in the amount of $3,548,146
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Supplemental #8 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To appropriate $220,000 in Health to fund abatement strategies with Opioid Settlement Funds.
2. To appropriate $49,000 in Non-Departmental to fund Galbraith Recreation emergency response support.
From the Parks Fund:
3. To appropriate $74,146 in Parks to fund Canyon Lake Community Forest access improvements.
From the Behavioral Health Fund:
4. To appropriate $1,000,000 in Health to fund companion for #5004 using behavioral health millage.
From the Mental Health Developmental Disabilities Fund:
5. To appropriate $1,000,000 in Health to fund behavioral health contracts for youth mental health.
From the Road Fund:
6. To appropriate $150,000 in Public Works to fund companion for SBR #4992 Birch Bay-Lynden Rd. Project using the road fund.
7. To record $632,270 in Public Works to fund companion for SBR #4994 East Smith/Hannegan Intersection Project to accept transfer of County funds.
8. To appropriate $1,000,000 in Public Works to fund companion for SBR #4998 Lummi Ferry Replacement Project using the road fund.
From the Real Estate Excise Tax II Fund:
9. To appropriate $55,000 in Parks to fund demolition of building in substandard condition at Hovander Homestead Park.
From the Capital Facilities Reserve Fund:
10. To record $1,022,244 in Non-Departmental to fund companion to Justice Facility project based supplemental #5000 to accept transfer of County funds.