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Town hears Elk Creek Watershed sponsorship presentation; no decision
Summary
Clayton Scott of the USDA Conservation Service presented the Elk Creek Watershed project and told councilors planning is federally paid and implementation would require a local sponsor and a 25% town match during implementation; council asked for more information and took no action.
Clayton Scott, speaking by phone for the USDA Conservation Service, presented information about the Elk Creek Watershed project and answered questions from councilors. He told the council that the projects require a local sponsor, that planning and preliminary phases are funded 100% by federal dollars, and that implementation would involve a 75/25 federal-to-local cost-share with the town responsible for 25% if the project reaches implementation. The council was told the town can withdraw at any point during the process and that no local sponsors are in place at this time.
Councilors did not take action at the meeting and asked for more information before deciding whether to sponsor the project. No dollar amount for the town’s potential 25% share was available at the meeting; Scott said that cost figures would be known only after the planning phase is completed.
