Chelan, Douglas Counties Propose Veteran Services Merger

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  Chelan and Douglas County commissioners are considering a merger of their veteran services offices“There is a proposal before the Chelan and Douglas County commissioners to merge the Chelan County Veteran Services Office and the Douglas County Veteran Services Office through an interlocal agreement.”
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  The merger is through an interlocal agreement“There is a proposal before the Chelan and Douglas County commissioners to merge the Chelan County Veteran Services Office and the Douglas County Veteran Services Office through an interlocal agreement.”
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  A public notice about the merger was posted on August 13, 2026No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The proposal would merge the Chelan County Veteran Services Office and Douglas County Veteran Services Office“There is a proposal before the Chelan and Douglas County commissioners to merge the Chelan County Veteran Services Office and the Douglas County Veteran Services Office through an interlocal agreement.”
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  Chelan County would manage the Veteran Relief Tax and programs funded by the tax“Chelan County would manage the Veteran Relief Tax (RCW 73.08.080) and the programs funded by the tax.”
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  Current Douglas County staff would become Chelan County employees“Current Douglas County staff would become Chelan County employees.”
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  The merged office would operate with consistent processes“Regional Consistency - Chelan and Douglas counties both have paid staff members who are accredited Veteran Service Officers. They operate across the river, but may have different processes. Unifying the two counties would create consistency in the services provided.”
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  The merged office would have expanded outreach to rural communities“Outreach - More staffing in the office would allow staff to do more community outreach. The Chelan County Veteran Service Officer already does scheduled outreach to Chelan and will be expanding to Cashmere, Entiat and Leavenworth in 2026. With this arrangement, Douglas County could have its Veteran Service Officer do scheduled outreach in rural communities such as Waterville and Bridgeport. This would provide more support to veterans in rural communities who may not have the means to travel to Wenatchee or East Wenatchee.”
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  Waterville is a rural community that would receive expanded outreach“Douglas County could have its Veteran Service Officer do scheduled outreach in rural communities such as Waterville and Bridgeport.”
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  Bridgeport is a rural community that would receive expanded outreach“Douglas County could have its Veteran Service Officer do scheduled outreach in rural communities such as Waterville and Bridgeport.”