# September 29, 2026 - Thurston County Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting

At the September 29, 2026, Thurston County Board of County Commissioners business meeting, commissioners approved amendments to a state-funded shoreline planning effort covering Thurston, Mason, and Pierce counties. The amendments increased agreement 2026-39 with Puget Sound Partnership to $501,138 and contract 2025-023 with Ross Strategic to $471,447 for additional shoreline visioning work; the CPED director was authorized to sign the amendments and future amendments up to 15% each. Commissioners also approved an amendment to the interlocal agreement among Thurston County and the cities of Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater to pool and transfer funding for permanent supportive housing at France Anderson Road. The amendment establishes affordable housing requirements, operating expectations, and a commitment by the jurisdictions to advocate for funding to convert Maple Court to permanent supportive housing; no dollar amount was stated.

The board also approved a resolution transferring court security operations and positions from Superior Court to the Sheriff’s Office corrections bureau, amending the county position control schedule. During public comment, speakers questioned the county’s voucher approval and financial-record practices and alleged that a $2.4 million payment involved sheriff’s-office debt; these were public allegations, not findings or actions by the board. No related procurement action was taken on those comments.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Environment
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** September 29, 2026

### Sources
- [September 29, 2026 - Thurston County Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDcQ2iwhsVU) - Thurston County