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More Federal Reimbursements For Nevada County

Posted: Dec. 22, 2015 4:58 PM PST

Thanks to another successful lobbying effort by some 30 rural counties, including Nevada County, funding for a program that mitigates the impact to governments and schools from the loss of certain property taxes has been approved again by Congress. Supervisor Nate Beason, who has been Nevada County’s representative with the Rural County Representatives of California, says it’ll add another 260 to 270-thousand dollars to the county’s general fund..

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Beason says although the “Federal Payment in Lieu of Taxes”, or “PILT”, is legally required…funding is never automatic…

click to listen to Nate Beason

California is expected to receive about 40-million dollars to support a variety of local government programs and services, including police and fire departments, emergency medical services, and search and rescue operations.

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