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Garfield County commissioner urges formal county role, warns federal land taxes fall short
Summary
Garfield County Commissioner Jerry Taylor told the subcommittee that counties shoulder public‑lands service costs and urged stronger federal revenue sharing and formal county input into land‑use decisions.
Garfield County Commissioner Jerry Taylor told the House subcommittee that counties with large shares of federal land are responsible for valuable but costly services and should have a formal role in federal land decisions.
Taylor, representing a county he said is larger than Connecticut and with a population of about 5,200 residents, said "over 90% of the land is federally managed in Garfield County" and described…
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