Assessor hires former real estate agent as deputy clerk

Wahkiakum County Commissioners today approved the hiring of Michelle Budd to fill the new position of Deputy Assessor/Clerk 1 as recommended by Assessor Bill Coons.

“I was blessed to have many well qualified applicants," Coons said Tuesday afternoon. "After conducting 18 interviews, using the same interview format, I chose Michelle due to her extensive knowledge of the local real estate market.”

Budd will no longer practice real estate, and her real estate license will become inactive when she begins county employment on May 16, Coons said.

The assessor’s office is open to the public, in person or by telephone, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2-4 p.m. To allow the office to grapple with an extensive backlog of work, the office is closed on Wednesdays.