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Walworth committee discusses 2026 budget, state conservation funding increases and technology upgrades
Summary
Committee members heard that the Governor's biannual budget adds one-time conservation funding in 2026 and 2027 that will be allocated across counties, changes funding percentages for the first three conservation positions, and that the department plans technology upgrades to support online permits, GIS, field devices and data management.
Walworth County committee members on July 14 discussed implications of a Governor-approved biannual budget increase for state conservation funding and possible local technology investments tied to the department's 2026 operating budget.
Staff told the committee that the Governor's budget included a one-time increase of about $3.3 million for 2026 and a little over $4 million for 2027 that will be allocated across Wisconsin's 72 counties. The staff presenter said the new funding will finance state-allocated staffing percentages for county conservation offices: the first position at 100 percent, the second at 70 percent and the third at 50 percent. The presenter contrasted that with prior allocations, saying the previous pattern had been lower support for the…
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