Prevailing Wage Posted By: Ben Butler February 19, 2009 @ 9:35 am Today's Local News Tweet Share Email One Washington County Supervisor is opposed to the idea of requiring prevailing wage on state funded projects. Supervisor Wes Rich says lawmakers are looking at requiring the area's prevailing wage be used on projects that involve state money. Rich says the requirement of using prevailing wage will likely force projects to cost more which could lead to higher taxes.