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Regional planning councils ask Legislature for staff funding to deliver rural projects
Summary
Representatives of North Dakota’s eight regional planning councils urged the Senate Appropriations Government Operations Division to fund staff positions under House Bill 1524 so rural communities can apply for and implement infrastructure, housing and workforce grants.
Supporters of House Bill 1524 told the Senate Appropriations Government Operations Division that funding regional planning councils to hire staff would accelerate project delivery across rural North Dakota and help communities apply for new state programs.
Representative Dave Munson, the bill’s prime sponsor, said regional councils were created by the Legislature but “we really never funded them very well.” He asked the committee to consider increasing the appropriation from the Senate’s $2,400,000 figure toward the original larger request.
Priscilla Herrera, executive director for Service‑Based and Planning Council (Region 2), said the central problem is…
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