Skagit County commissioners approve senior services agreement with Burlington

The Skagit County Board of Commissioners approved Monday an interlocal agreement with the city of Burlington for the county to continue to provide senior services in the city for the second half of 2026.

Burlington will provide $3,908 to the county - a 50% decrease from the first half of 2026.

This decrease in funding is due to the county no longer operating the senior meals program starting July 1, said county spokesperson Jenn Rogers.

The Skagit Council on Aging is set to take over the senior meals program on July 1. The county has operated the program since 1977.

For the first six months of 2026, the city of Burlington provided the county with $7,816 to operate the city's senior services program.

Now, Burlington will provide just half of that funding to the county, and the other half will be directed to the Skagit Council on Aging for the senior meals program.

Rogers said this change in funding will not impact senior services at the Burlington Senior Center.

Like Burlington, the cities of Sedro-Woolley and Mount Vernon will also be redirecting funds to the Skagit Council on Aging.

The city of Sedro-Woolley was set to provide $5,812 to the county in the second half of 2026, but instead will provide $2,906 to the county and $2,906 to the Skagit Council on Aging.

On May 13, the Sedro-Woolley City Council approved this by amending the city's agreement with the county to redirect the funds to the Skagit Council on Aging.

In its 2026 budget, the city of Mount Vernon has $66,382 budgeted for senior services and the meals program.

Mount Vernon's 2026 agreement with the county is for $48,810, which covers the full year of senior services and six months of the meals program, said Mount Vernon Mayor Peter Donovan.

The remaining $17,572 will be directed to the Skagit Council on Aging for the senior meals program, Donovan said.

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