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UC Cooperative Extension warns Amador supervisors that budget cuts threaten Master Gardener and 4‑H staff time
Summary
University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) staff told the Amador County Board that a $25,000 local cut (15%) will reduce FTE for Master Gardener and Master Food Preserver programs and imperil SNAP‑Ed funded positions after statewide program changes reduced grant support.
University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) area director Jolynn Miller told the Amador County Board of Supervisors that the local UCCE office faces a $25,000 reduction to its county allocation — about a 15% cut to the county portion of the program budget — and warned that the office has already been pared to a ‘‘bare minimum’’ of staff to run 4‑H and Master Gardener programs.
Miller described a four‑county Central Sierra region staffed by nine advisers and additional program staff based in Jackson. She said the university portion of the program that returns…
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