The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved two plats in West Lakeland Township Dec. 15.

The plats are: ·A two-lot plat for the Anderson Addition. It is an abstract plat lying east of Stagecoach Trail North and northeast of Park Avenue North; and ·A two-lot plat for Fuller Bailey Farm lying east of Hillside Court North and north of 17th Street North.

Contact: Nancie Schwintek, Property Records and Taxpayer Services Division Manager, 651- 430-6758 Bluestone Physicians Services will continue to do COVID-19 testing in county, add vaccination services A Washington County contract with Bluestone Physicians Services to do COVID-19 testing in the county has been extended by the County Board to June 30, 2021.

The County Board extended the contract Dec. 15.

In addition, the County Board approved a contract with Bluestone Physicians to assist in managing COVID-19 vaccinations.

The county has been actively involved in COVID-19 response since March. Diagnostic testing for COVID-19 remains a barrier for residents and facilities in the county, due to supply shortages and access to labs. Bluestone Physician Services will continue to provide COVID-19 testing for high-risk and high-need populations in the county. The primary focus of its work will include targeting and offering testing at residential care facilities, such as long-term care and group home settings, but may be expanded to include other community-based settings.

In addition to testing, the second agreement with Bluestone Physician Services is for onsite vaccination services in long-term care settings, including site coordination, roster maintenance, consents, administration, and documentation of vaccines, tracking of adverse reactions, tracking and follow-up of a two-step vaccine, and reporting to the Minnesota Immunization Information Connection system.

That contract runs through Dec. 31, 2021, and has a not-to-exceed amount of $500,000.