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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, October 26, 2009
| Contact: |
Sherri McDonald, Director,
Public Health and Social Services, 360-786-5581 |
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Art Starry, Environmental Health Division Director,
360-786-5456 |
New Locations
for Some
Thurston
County
Health Programs
OLYMPIA
– Several programs of Thurston County Environmental Health are relocating
from the main courthouse complex on
Lakeridge Drive
to the Public Health building at
412 Lilly Road NE
in
Olympia
.
The programs are being relocated to fill space that
became available due to staff reductions in the Public Health and Social
Service Department. Relocating these programs will save the Health Department
more than $30,000 per year in rental charges. The move also makes space
available at the main courthouse for other county programs that are currently
renting off campus.
The Health Department programs that are moving include-
- Food
and Environmental Services, which includes:
- Restaurant
permitting, including Temporary Food Establishment Permits
- Swimming
Pools and Spas
- School
plan review and services
- Animal
bite reports and vector issues (
West Nile
virus, rodents, etc.)
- Solid
Waste
- Hazardous
Waste
- Environmental
Education
- Environmental
Health Administration
Beginning October 26, food, school, and pool permit
applications, including temporary food applications and plan reviews, will
need to be submitted at the Public Health building at
412 Lilly Road NE
across from
Saint
Peter
Hospital
.
Phone numbers for
all Public Health and Social Services are changing as part of a larger
Thurston
County
plan to update phone service. The new numbers will be in place November 1st.
People who call the “old” numbers will be redirected to the new phone
number, or they can call the following and be routed to staff:
Lilly Road
: 360-867-2500 (general) or 360-867-2667 (Environmental Health)
Building One: 360-867-2626
The times and
locations of the Food Handler’s classes will remain the same. A food
handler class schedule is available by calling the food message line at 360-867-2665 (new number) or 360-786-5590 (old number).
Those interested can also find information at the Food Handler website:
http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/health/ehfood/pdf/ClassSchedule.pdf
Several Environmental Health programs will remain at the
main Courthouse Complex on
Lakeridge Drive
. These include:
- Adjacent
to the
Permit
Assistance
Center
in Building One:
- On-site
Sewage (septic system) Permitting
- Drinking
Water Land Use review
- Drinking
Water Lab
- In
Building Four:
- Surface
and Ground Water monitoring
- Sewage
System Operation and Maintenance
The moves are currently underway and all programs that
are changing address should be in operation at their new location by the end
of October.
Hours of
Operation:
The offices on
Lilly Road
are open to the public from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday thru Friday.
Permit Assistance Center hours (at the main county
campus) are 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, Monday thru Friday.
After hours appointments can be setup with individual staff.
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