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Larson proposal for $600,000 from fund balance to back industrial land buys and job training fails to advance in committee
Summary
Legislator Larson proposed adding $600,000 to the 2026 budget from general fund balance—$500,000 for industrial business-park land acquisition and $100,000 for contractual job-training support. The committee did not second the motion and the proposal was not advanced.
Legislator Larson introduced a proposal Oct. 15 asking that the 2026 tentative budget include language to increase the use of general fund balance by $600,000: $500,000 for an "Industrial Business Parkland Acquisition" capital project and $100,000 to expand contractual job-training capacity.
Larson said the funds would let the county or the Industrial Development Agency (IDA) enter in good-faith offers on land that becomes available near existing industrial parks and water/sewer, while any final purchase would still require legislative approval. "I want Mark Geiss…
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