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Commission hears several 2027 budget requests from courts, mental health, and historical societies

Board of County Commissioners of Russell County, Kansas · May 4, 2026
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Summary

Presentations included a $115,300 district court budget, historical society requests (including a $10,000 Bunker Hill request and a $23,000 Dorrance request), and a half-mill levy request from the Russell County Historical Society; most items were informational and no votes were taken.

District Court representatives presented a proposed 2027 Russell County District Court budget of $115,300. No action was taken on the court budget during the meeting.

Representatives of local historical societies and nonprofit groups presented funding requests: High Plains Mental Health requested $38,325.61 (plus a supplemental $11,604.10 for the Crisis Intervention Center, recorded as opening the same day), the Bunker Hill Historical Society requested $10,000 for operating and insurance costs, and the Dorrance Historical Society requested $23,000 for Phase 1 completion and ongoing expenses. Members of the Russell County Historical Society requested a half-mill levy to support their digitization and preservation work. The commission recorded the presentations and took no votes on these requests during the meeting.