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Ellis County conservation district reports nearly $1 million in cost-share spending, hires new staff
Summary
The Ellis County Conservation District told commissioners it spent about $970,000 in federal, state and local cost-share funds in the most recent spending year, outlined soil and water projects, and announced a new full-time district technician hire.
Linda O'Neil, manager of the Ellis County Conservation District, told the Ellis County Commission that the district and its partners put nearly $1 million in conservation practices on the ground during the most recent spending year.
O'Neil said the district's combined federal, state and county cost-share spending totaled about $970,000. "We've spent almost a million dollars getting practices on the ground in Ellis County," she said.
The district reported specific activity totals: 15 miles of terrace rebuilds in the 2024–25 period (compared with 14 miles the prior year), 7.5 acres of waterways constructed in 2024–25 and 1,424…
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