Commissioner urges county to study impact of large conservation land purchases on tax rolls Commissioner Trujillo told colleagues that recent purchases by the Nature Conservancy remove large ranches from property-tax rolls, potentially reducing county and school revenues; he asked the county attorney and manager to explore options including negotiated PILT-like payments, a conservancy tax rate, or legal remedies.

Commissioner Trujillo warns that recent large-scale conservation land purchases could jeopardize funding for local schools and services, potentially leaving rural communities in a financial bind.

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