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Kandiyohi County motion to retain AIS task force fails after hours of debate over budget cuts
Summary
Commissioners debated staff’s recommendation to eliminate the county’s Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) task force; a motion to keep the task force for another year failed on a 2‑to‑3 voice vote, leaving the staff recommendation in place and prompting commissioners to direct continued outreach to lake associations.
Kandiyohi County commissioners debated whether to retain an advisory Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) task force on Jan. 6, and a motion to keep the task force for another year failed after sustained discussion about budget pressures and community involvement.
Staff had recommended eliminating the AIS task force for 2026, citing low attendance and an anticipated 50% reduction in program funding for 2027. Commissioners voiced competing views: those supporting elimination pointed to the…
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