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Weed department outlines stable operating budget, warns of staffing strain and grant-driven work
Summary
Weed department staff told commissioners May 8 that operating lines are largely unchanged but grant-funded workload has grown; the director asked for permission to prepare a staffing proposal after reporting administration of roughly $2.7 million in grants and heavy daily demand.
Kellyanne, the county weed department presenter, told Ravalli County commissioners on May 8 that most operating-line items are unchanged for the FY26 preliminary budget but that workload and grant administration have increased substantially.
She said chemical costs and power bills have not spiked in the past year, and that routine supplies and fuel requests were left largely level. At the same time she reported administering roughly $2.7 million in grants and said the department has significant reimbursement activity underway; she expects reimbursements to…
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