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LaSalle County votes to raise Extension funding to $55,000; U of I Extension outlines program growth
Summary
The LaSalle County Finance and TIF Committee approved increasing the countys annual payment to University of Illinois Extension to $55,000 and heard program updates on 4-H, Master Naturalists, nutrition and school gardens.
LaSalle Countys finance committee voted May 6 to increase the countys annual payment to the University of Illinois Extension from $50,000 to $55,000 to help support local programming.
The move came after Erin Orwig, county director for University of Illinois Extension (covering Bureau, Marshall and Putnam counties), and unit staff described expansion of 4-H youth development, Master Gardener and Master Naturalist volunteers, and nutrition programming tied to school and community gardens in LaSalle County.
Orwig said the unit provided packets showing fiscal projections for 2026 and final figures for 2025 and summarized program highlights. "We do have your…
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