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Valley County OKs wildfire seminar contract and accepts roughly $750,000 for mitigation projects
Summary
Commissioners approved $21,250 in SWIFT funding and signed a facilitation agreement with SWCA for a wildfire-mitigation seminar, and accepted a PRRA grant award (reported at $500,000 plus an expected $240,000) to fund fuel-reduction work in the East Mountain/Cascade area over the next two–three years.
Valley County commissioners on Jan. 5 approved funding and contracts to broaden wildfire-mitigation outreach and on-the-ground work in the county.
The board voted to accept a $21,250 award from the All Lands Partnership (described in the meeting as SWIFT/Southwest Idaho forest fund money) to host a wildfire-seminar program and authorized the board to sign a facilitation agreement with contractor SWCA. The presenter said those funds are provided up front — not on a reimbursement basis — and will be used to…
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