County Up Close
Summer 2019: Volume 2, Issue 3
Join us for the 59th Annual County Commissioners Pancake Breakfast!


Since 1960, Thurston County Commissioners have hosted a FREE pancake breakfast for Thurston County Fairgoers! The pancake breakfast is free with fair admission. This year’s fair runs from Wednesday, July 31, to Sunday, August 4. Regular fair admission is $7 for adults, $6 for citizens 60 and older, and $5 for youth ages 6-14. Admission for children five and younger is free. Tickets are available at https://tickets.thurstoncountyfair.org/tickets .
Courthouse and Regional Administrative Building Project
In the April 2020 election, voters will see a ballot proposition to increase the levy of the regular property tax to fund a new Courthouse and Regional Administrative Building. The ballot requires a simple majority to pass and authorizes a maximum increase in the county’s levy rate of no more than $0.47 per $1,000 of assessed value. This rate would be collected for 25 years.

If it passes, a new Courthouse and Regional Administrative Building would be built on the site of the old Olympia City Hall, near downtown on Plum Street.

Learn more about the project at www.thurstoncountywa.gov
Commissioners to Hold Evening Board Meeting in Yelm 
In an effort to enhance transparency and take government out into the community, the Thurston County Board of Commissioners are hosting one of their weekly Board meetings at the Yelm Middle School Commons on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. 

What: Board of Commissioners Meeting
When:  Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.
Where:   402 W Yelm Ave, Yelm, WA 98597
Board of Health Adopts Opioid Response Plan
In June 2018, the Thurston County Board of Health declared the opioid epidemic a public health crisis in Thurston County. About a year later the Board of Health approved the Thurston County Opioid Response Plan, resulting from 11 months of planning by 38 organizations and 91 individual participants, including criminal justice, local government, and non-profit representatives!

You can find the full plan at https://bit.ly/2Xf6SPF.
Fish Passage Enhancement Program Wins State and National Award
Thurston County is joining an elite list of government agencies awarded by the American Public Works Association! The county is receiving both a state chapter and national  Project of the Year  award for the five-site project completed last year as part of the Fish Passage Enhancement Program. This is the first time the county will receive the prestigious national award.

You can find more information about the Fish Passage Enhancement Program at https://bit.ly/2LcycZj.

Look for #Thurston101 on Social Media!
This year we're sharing facts about the services you receive from your local government on Facebook and Twitter. Keep an eye out for  #Thurston101 !