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Koochiching County to send letter opposing proposed cuts to Sustainable Forest Incentive Act payments
Summary
County leaders heard presentations from timberland managers and landowners about the potential effects of proposed reductions to SFIA payments and directed staff to send a letter urging legislators to remove cuts or exempt properties with public trails.
Koochiching County commissioners on May 13 approved sending a letter to state lawmakers opposing proposed reductions to Sustainable Forest Incentive Act (SFIA) payments, after hearing from county staff and representatives of large landowners about the potential consequences for public access and forest management.
County staff summarized recent developments in the state budget process: the governor’s proposal originally included a 30% reduction in SFIA payments; a House amendment later proposed…
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