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County hears requests from watershed, community and nonprofit groups; board to review during follow‑up study session
Summary
A slate of local nonprofits and collaboratives including Chino Winds NRCD, Friends of the Verde River, Greater Chino Valley Collaborative, Pure Imagination music festival, Yarnell Meals on Wheels and others presented funding requests. Supervisors heard program descriptions and agreed to defer funding decisions to the next budget study session.
Supervisors heard presentations and funding requests from outside organizations during the May 1 study session and did not make final allocations. Presenters described projects that county staff will analyze and bring back for the next study session.
Chino Winds Natural Resource Conservation District asked the board to continue a multi‑year range‑monitoring program it runs with the Prescott National Forest, the University of Arizona and ranchers (requested $20,000 per year in a 5‑year commitment). Board members praised the monitoring as a model for rancher‑Forest Service cooperation.
Friends of the Verde River requested an increase (to about $28,500) to fund a watershed report card update, a statewide Verde watershed conference, a…
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