PRESS RELEASE

December 23, 2024

Contact

Britt Pfaff-Dunton

[email protected]

360-416-500

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Skagit County Solicits Public Input on Proposed Revisions to the Public Health Schedule of Charges

Skagit County Public Health collects fees according to the Schedule of Charges to cover the costs of services provided for reviewing and processing permits, performing required inspections, and enforcement of public health codes. To more closely reflect the actual costs for services such as permitting and inspecting food service establishments, on-site septic systems, drinking water systems, solid waste facilities, and more, Skagit County Public Health is proposing to revise the Schedule of Charges.

Revisions would affect all permit holders, licensees, and applicants for Environmental Health Services in the Retail Food, On-Site Sewage, Drinking Water, Water Recreation, and Living Environment programs in 2025, 2026, and 2027. The last major revisions to the schedule were made in 2019, with limited updates in 2021 and 2023. To view the proposed Schedule of Charges revisions, click here or visit the Skagit County Environmental Health webpage.

The Skagit County Board of Health is now soliciting public comment on the proposed revisions to the Schedule of Charges. Public comments for or against the adoption of the proposed revisions are invited to be submitted as follows:

• By email to [email protected].
• Mailed or hand-delivered to Skagit County Public Health, 301 Valley Mall Way, Suite 110, Mount Vernon, WA.
• In-person or virtually at the public hearing on January 14, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room at 1800 Continental Place in Mount Vernon.
  • To join virtually, visit skagitcounty.net/Departments/countycommissioners/main.htm. If you are providing testimony remotely, please call the Clerk of the Board at (360) 416-1300 before the meeting and provide your name and town or city of residence.
  • Those who have signed up to provide testimony either in-person or remotely at the public hearing will be called on one at a time and have 3 minutes to speak.

All written comments (email, mailed, or hand-delivered) must be identified with the subject “Revised Schedule of Charges, Board of Health”. Please include your full name and contact information along with your comments. All written comments must be received by 4:30 p.m. on January 13, 2025, to be considered.

If you plan to attend the public hearing and need accommodation, please call the Board of Skagit County Commissioners at (360) 416-1300 before January 10, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. to discuss and arrange.

For more information about proposed revisions to the Skagit County Public Health Schedule of Charges or how to make public comment, please contact Skagit County Public Health at (360) 416-1500.

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