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The state Auditor’s Office issued two findings against Island County this month for errors in the way that it kept track of COVID relief fund grants in 2020. The state Auditor’s Office issued two findings against Island County this month for errors in the way that it kept track of COVID relief fund grants in 2020.
The problems didn’t result in any loss of funding and the county’s processes were fixed, the report states.

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  • March 11, 2022

WhidbeyHealth was unable to obtain an $8-$10 million loan that officials were expecting to receive from a health care lending firm in order to bridge a funding gap. Officials at WhidbeyHealth have been seeking a short-term loan in order to make payroll and cover other costs until revenues from the property tax levy come in. Officials said they should receive half of the tax funds, about $8 million, by the end of April.

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  • March 11, 2022