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Commissioners flag conservation funding list, express concern about local tax and trail impacts
Summary
The county board reviewed the Lessard‑Sams Outdoor Heritage Council project list and raised concerns about conservation easements, land acquisitions and maintenance funding for the Munger Trail, noting potential negative effects on county tax base and competing comprehensive‑plan priorities.
Pine County commissioners spent a portion of the meeting reviewing the Lessard‑Sams Outdoor Heritage Council project list and discussing how recommended conservation projects and acquisitions could affect county tax capacity, planning priorities and recreational infrastructure.
A commissioner summarized the council’s statewide funding pool (about $150 million available this year) and noted roughly $500 million in requests. The county list includes habitat work in the…
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