Conservation district asks Jackson County to hold 2027 appropriation at $68,000

Mar 30, 2026

Jackson County Conservation District representatives asked the county to keep their 2027 appropriation at $68,000, saying district programs returned $656,000 to the county and citing a Kansas Reservoir Protection Initiative that generated 77 contracts and $535,470.25 in payments to local contractors.

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Jackson County Conservation District board members asked the county commission to maintain the district’s 2027 county appropriation at $68,000. District Manager Brian Boeckman and board chairman Jarrod Bowser told the board the appropriation supports staff salaries, supplies and education programs.

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