Washington County urges cost‑recovery for enterprise zones; board to sign letter if state won’t act County staff updated commissioners on key bills, including SB 1586 and HB 4084A. Commissioners signaled support for economic development but said Washington County cannot shoulder administration costs for enterprise zones without statutory cost recovery, and asked staff to draft a signed letter for the legislature.

Washington County is pushing back against state legislation that could leave them footing the bill for enterprise zone administration costs—will they get the cost recovery they need?

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