County ‘Strong Futures’ renewal: council hears $72M program summary, seeks fiscal clarifications
Staff briefed the council on the county Strong Futures 4.652‑mill tax renewal (funding wildfire mitigation, mental‑health, early‑childhood care and public facilities); council asked for program breakdowns, outcomes and implications for town budgets if county funds lapse.
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Staff summarized the Board of County Commissioners’ plan to place a renewal of the Strong Futures 4.652‑mill tax on the ballot without a sunset clause; the measure was presented to the council as largely unchanged from the 2018 voter‑approved question. Staff said the program has raised more than $72 million since inception and funds wildfire mitigation, mental‑health/substance‑use services, early‑childhood care (including tuition assistance), and community infrastructure projects.
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