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Portage County Soil and Water asks commissioners to approve $42,500 to secure state matching funds for FY2026
Summary
Portage County Soil and Water requested $42,500 from county commissioners for fiscal year 2026; Ohio Department of Agriculture staff outlined how state matching increases the total funds available for local conservation work and explained an April 30 deposit deadline to qualify for the match.
Lynn, a representative of the Portage County Soil and Water Conservation District, asked the Portage County Board of Commissioners to appropriate $42,500 for fiscal year 2026 to continue local conservation-agriculture work and education.
The request matters because the Ohio Department of Agriculture provides a formula-based match that multiplies the county appropriation. Rebecca O'Neil of the Ohio Department of Agriculture Division of Soil and Water Conservation told the board that, under last year's calculation, Portage County's $42,500 would draw roughly $73,945 in state funds, producing about $116,445 for local programs if the county deposit is made by April 30.
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