Commissioners increase First-Time Youth Wage Grant stipend to $4

By Alex Paul
Linn County Communications

At their April 14 meeting, Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker unanimously approved increasing the First-Time Youth Wage Program stipend from $3 per hour to $4 per hour for this coming summer.

This will be the 20th year for the popular program that is supported by a portion of the county’s share of Oregon’s video lottery funds.

Administrative Assistant Amanda Giles noted in a written…