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Commission hears 2026 budget requests, extension district proposal

By Greg Bebermeyer

06/05/2025

Brown County Courthouse

(KNZA)--The Brown County Commission heard 2026 budget requests and a proposal to create a extension district when they met May 28th.

The budget requests ranged from $15,000 for the County Rescue Squad to nearly $4.2 million for the Road and Bridge Department.

The Commission took the budget requests under advisement.

Adoption of a 2026 budget would follow a public hearing.

County Extension Agent Matt Young and Extension Board member Austin Heiniger discussed the proposed formation of a three-county extension district, which would include Atchison, Brown and Doniphan Counties.

Commissioners were told formation of an extension district would offer several benefits--including resource sharing, specialization of staff, and increased efficiency.

The extension district would be overseen by a governing board, initially appointed by each county.

The Atchison County Commission last month approved the formation of the district.

Brown County Commissioners took the proposal under advisement.

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