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Refuge seeks burn waivers while mitigation plan grant funding is cut
Summary
Des Lacs Refuge representatives requested controlled‑burn waivers to address land management impeded by burn bans; Disaster Emergency Manager reported a federal grant for the county's Multi‑Hazard Mitigation Plan renewal will not be provided due to federal cuts.
At 9:45 a.m. the board heard a burn waiver request introduced by Disaster Emergency Manager Warren Bogert on behalf of Calvin Moldenhauer, Fire Management Specialist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Refuge staff said annual plans are written and reviewed and that burning bans have constrained land‑management work. The minutes state the refuge will coordinate a plan with the county DES manager and sheriff and that authority language from a March 7 motion authorizes Corey Bristol and/or Warren Bogert to approve controlled burns.
Bogert also told commissioners that federal cuts mean grant funding for the Multi‑Hazard Mitigation Plan renewal will no longer be available, reducing an expected funding source for the county's plan renewal. The minutes note the funding loss but do not provide dollar figures or alternative funding actions.
