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Colonial Soil & Water official asks James City County for modest funding boost after growing program demand
Summary
Bob Lund told the Board that Colonial SWCD completed 57 site visits in the county in FY25, had 10 program applications (four approved, six pending state funds) and requested a 5% increase in county support to sustain conservation and urban assistance programs that leverage state and grant dollars.
Bob Lund, a James City County-elected director to the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District, briefed the Board of Supervisors on the district’s fiscal-year accomplishments and local demand for conservation assistance, and asked the county for modest additional funding.
Lund said Colonial serves James City County and neighboring jurisdictions across an 8,25-square-mile district that supports roughly 175,000 residents. He described cost-share work supporting about 3,150 acres of farmland and a growing slate of…
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