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Kootenai County commissioners approve Aquifer Protection District FY26 budget totaling about $840,000
Summary
The county’s Aquifer Protection District advisory board sought funding for monitoring, education and a new aquifer model. Commissioners voted to adopt the district’s FY26 budget, which uses part of the district’s fund balance to cover increased requests.
The Kootenai County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 27 approved the Aquifer Protection District’s fiscal year 2026 budget after a presentation from the district’s advisory board.
The advisory board recommended a FY26 budget totaling $839,947, including $787,000 in external funding requests and $52,275 in internal projects. The advisory board proposed using about $321,000 from the district’s fund balance; the board noted the district’s overall fund balance was about $1,200,000 and that the district’s target unallocated balance is about $300,000.
The advisory board’s presentation said the district’s revenue comes largely from a parcel fee that currently is $5.74 per parcel and from a…
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