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County staff seek sponsorship use for Creek Week and $600,000 match request for farmland easements
Summary
Staff said Subaru will sponsor Creek Week (Sept. 25–Oct. 3) and requested a budget amendment to spend sponsorship funds; separately, staff asked to apply for a $600,000 county match from back-tax funds to pursue state-funded conservation easements (the state allocated $46.9 million this session).
Parks/environment staff described Creek Week, a weeklong initiative focused on local water quality, and asked the board to approve a budget amendment so sponsorship funds from Subaru can be used for the Sept. 25–Oct. 3 program. Staff placed the Creek Week amendment on consent for the regular meeting.
Separately, the county’s farmland-preservation representative said the general assembly allocated $46,900,000 in the state budget for permanent conservation easements and requested the board allow the county to apply for $600,000 from the county’s back-tax fund as a local match for easement purchases. Staff said back-tax funds have been earmarked previously for similar activity and the county remains under contract with the state program from an earlier award; the board agreed to place the match request on consent for the regular meeting.
