Cost Share Program

Last Modified on January 30, 2012

Cost Share program

In 2011 we completed the 9th year of our highly popular Regular Cost Share program whose goals are: natural resource conservation, environmental education, and com-munity beautification. We funded 20 projects ranging from our traditional living snow fences to landscape trees at the local trap club. We also supported residential water conservation by cost sharing on grass removal and replacement with “water-wise” landscaping. Funds were also used by a local analytical lab to leverage complete drinking water analyses for over two dozen rural wells, and to help our award winning Snowy Range FFA club to their national convention in Indianapolis, IN. We also used our Regular Cost Share funds to help support a clinic for ranchers on how to reduce their use of fuel and machinery in their daily operations.

 

Big beautification projects funded under Regular Cost Share include landscaping and irrigation for the almost-refurbished Lincoln Community Center, Energy conservation was encouraged by supporting a small wind turbine at a small lumber operation and sponsoring energy efficiency makeovers for windows at the revitalizing Laramie Plains Civic Center.

 

The program is available to all residents, businesses and non-profits in Albany County. The program objectives are to provide incentives for residents to conserve soil and water, and to beautify the landscape along public corridors in Albany County.

 

Up to $1000 is available for a given project on a 50-50 cash match basis. In-kind labor is not allowed as a match.

 

Projects may fall into any of three categories:

· Natural Resource Conservation

· Natural Resources Education

· Community Beautification

Call Tony Hoch or Liz Harvey at 721-0072 for information.

Right click Here for the criteria and an application form!

(Choose “File and then Save a Copy” and save the file to your computer)

PLEASE NOTE THAT COST SHARE FUNDS ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX!

Above: The Town of Rock River used the Regular Cost Share Program funds to beautify and protect its new cemetery from the elements by planting a row of Colorado spruce.

Xeriscape project before (above) and after (below).

Grass Removal/Xeriscape project.