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Polk County approves $20,000 for NREC; commissioners decline requested increase
Summary
After a presentation from OSU Extension interim director Sam Angima, the Polk County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 25 to maintain a $20,000 annual contribution to NREC rather than the $23,000 requested. Commissioners asked for an itemized budget from the center before considering future increases.
The Polk County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Feb. 25 to provide $20,000 in funding for NREC for the coming year, declining a $23,000 request from the center.
Sam Angima, interim director with OSU Extension and the local NREC liaison, described research and extension work at the center, including programs on berry crops, nursery and tree fruit trials, new varietal releases and agrivoltaics soil-health studies. Angima said the station now has 11 employees, an OSU payroll for roughly $1,300,000 in staff salary support, new cold-storage capacity planned for the berry program and recent investments in security fencing and cameras.
Angima asked the board to consider…
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