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Park County hears multiple special funding requests as commissioners warn of a $2.5 million budget shortfall
Summary
Park County commissioners heard funding requests from 4‑H, economic development group PEP, Yellowstone Regional Airport, visitor centers, senior services, recycling and behavioral health organizations and said final decisions will wait until county budget work is completed due to an estimated $2.5 million revenue shortfall.
Park County commissioners took up a series of special funding requests from nonprofit and public-service groups on Tuesday and said they will defer final decisions until county budget work is complete, citing an estimated $2.5 million shortfall tied to property tax adjustments and uncertainties in federal payments-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILT).
Speakers requested operating and program support across a broad civic patchwork. Mary Louise Wood of the University of Wyoming Extension asked the county to continue a special funding allocation for Park County 4‑H; the local 4‑H program reported 516 youth members last year and requested roughly $8,000 — an amount county staff said has varied in prior years. Members emphasized 4‑H’s role in youth development, market livestock projects and statewide…
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