The Snohomish Conservation District will hold a public hearing on its assessment request to Island County tonight, 7 p.m., at the Camano Multi-purpose Center (blue building) at 141 NE Camano Dr., on Camano Island.
The Whidbey Island and Snohomish conservation districts are asking Island County to pass a property tax assessment of $5 plus .05 cents per acre. The portion Camano Island residents pay would go toward Snohomish Conservation District activities on Camano Island.
Currently, the conservation district is limited in what it can do on Camano Island due to a funding lack, said Bobbi Lindemulder, acting district manager for the Snohomish Conservation District. The district is extremely dependent on grants.
The district provides landowners with technical assistance concerning both sustainable living and sustainable farming.
If the Island County Board of Commissioners approves the assessment, the Snohomish Conservation District hopes to dedicate at least one-full time staff person to Camano Island.
For more information, visit www.snohomishcd.org/, or read "Local conservation districts seek funding in Island County" at http://www.scnews.com/news/2009/0714/camano_scene/053.html.
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