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USU Extension reports statewide outreach, asks county for $380,000 budget increase
Summary
Utah State University Extension told the Utah County Commission it reached thousands through youth and agricultural programs, reported economic-impact and volunteer figures, and requested $380,000 for its 2023 county budget citing inflation, COLA and lease increases.
Utah State University Extension presented a semiannual report to the Utah County Commission on services and staffing in the county, and asked the commission for $380,000 in additional county funding for 2023.
Tom Bettis, county director for USU Extension, told the commission the program leverages federal, state and county funds and estimated payroll support in Utah County at about $440,000, direct services at $587,000 and nearly $800,000 in grant funding; he said extension volunteers contributed roughly $384,000 in value and that total reported impacts were about $2,199,000. "USU is…
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