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Committee agrees to spend $20,000 in environmental-impact funds on rural wellhead protection

Marathon County Human Resources, Finance and Property Committee · January 15, 2026
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Summary

The committee concurred with the Environmental Resources Committee to allocate $20,000 from environmental impact fees for wellhead protection projects (seed money for converting cropland to perennial grasses) in small municipalities; staff said funds are primarily for seeding and equipment assistance.

The Human Resources, Finance and Property Committee voted to concur with the Environmental Resources Committee’s recommendation to expend $20,000 in environmental impact funds on wellhead protection projects in rural municipalities.

County conservationist Kirsty Heidenreich described the request as seed funding to help landowners convert cropland in…

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