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Agricultural Preservation and Open Space district outlines acquisitions‑first budget, backs new stewardship reserve
Summary
The county’s Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District presented a $68.6 million acquisitions‑focused budget and a plan to build a stewardship reserve to cover long‑term conservation easement monitoring and enforcement.
The Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District presented its 2025–26 preliminary budget to supervisors, describing an acquisitions‑heavy plan funded largely by the district’s quarter‑cent sales tax measure.
District finance staff said the proposed budget is about $68.6 million for the year and that nearly 80% of planned expenditures are acquisition‑related. The staff noted a decline in the district’s available special‑tax balance from roughly $80.7 million last year to about $60.8 million in the current estimates; they also said approximately $25 million of the balance is already obligated to approved community‑spaces…
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