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Soil and Water district outlines $14M–$33M of watershed projects, asks for modest operating increase
Summary
The district reported long-term grant success and partnerships that brought millions for on-the-ground conservation work, explained limits on grant funding for staff time, and requested a modest appropriation increase for employee health insurance.
Doug, a representative of the Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District, briefed the Cayuga County Legislature on the district’s work, funding sources and staffing. He said the district has brought substantial grant funding into the county to support shoreline stabilization, stream-bank and farm conservation projects and cooperative watershed work.
Why it matters: the district leverages county appropriation to secure larger state and federal grants that pay for implementation on private and public land; staff said that appropriation is the district’s core capacity and that many grants limit the amount…
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