Klickitat County emergency prep, wildfire programs impacted by Washington State funding

“After the $147,000 that they dictated that we give back,” she said, “they asked me to choose another $233,000 and where those came from.”

She reported that a conference of state public health officials was told that, conservatively, the state expected an additional $8 billion shortfall next year and that would impact local funding. “So I’m absolutely anticipating in going through this same exercise in a year," she said.

Programs impacted by the cuts include immunization, emergency preparedness and wildfire work.