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Fresno County board adopts 2025 federal platform; adds brownfields language, debates harm-reduction line
Summary
The Board unanimously approved an updated federal legislative platform ahead of NACO meetings and lobbying trips. Supervisors added language supporting Brownfields Act grant funding for redevelopment; the board also debated language on 'harm reduction services' in opioid policy but left the platform language unchanged.
On Feb. 11 the Fresno County Board of Supervisors adopted an updated federal legislative platform that will guide the county's lobbying priorities in Washington, D.C., and inform letters of support or opposition by the chair. The platform was revised by county staff with input from departments and the county's new federal lobbyist, Townsend Public Affairs.
Deputy CAO Samantha Buck summarized changes the platform: removal of COVID-specific clawback language (now covering all federal funding), a revised farm bill position, language replacing the word “green” with “environmentally conscious,” creation of…
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