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UNH Extension requests modest increase as Belknap county budget meetings continue
Summary
UNH Extension staff described program areas and sought a moderate budget increase after years of flat or reduced funding, stressing rising costs and the county office’s role in delivering statewide expertise locally.
Jada Lindblom, community and economic development field specialist with the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Cooperative Extension, briefly outlined Extension services and requested a modest increase in county funding after several years of flat support.
Lindblom described the Belknap office’s program areas—food and agriculture, 4‑H youth development, health and well‑being, natural resources, and community and economic development—and said the office hosts five locally based staff plus shared personnel. She told commissioners that Extension taps statewide expertise (roughly 130 staff across New Hampshire) to support local projects and that inflationary pressures have increased operating costs after years of level funding.
Commissioners had no substantive follow‑up questions in the hearing. Lindblom said the office requested a moderate increase in the county appropriation to reflect rising costs and modest program expansion; the presentation packet supplied detail about staff counts and requested funding lines.
Outcome/next steps: Commissioners thanked UNH Extension and moved on to subsequent presentations; the record does not show a final funding decision at the hearing.
