As of Oct. 5, Thurston County officials opened an online budget simulator, which allows participants to put themselves in the county commissioners’ shoes and distribute $4 million of surplus county funds.
County commissioners are looking for public input as to how to possibly allocate those funds.
The simulation will be open through Oct. 21 and can be found online at https://thurston.abalancingact.com/2023-midterm-budget-development.
It is being run by http://abalancingact.com/, which aims to provide governments with simulation-based public engagement tools.
