Commission Briefs

County to receive USDA money

Mason County commissioners approved allocating U.S. Department of Agriculture Secure Rural Schools and Roads money at the Aug. 30 meeting.

According to the information packet, the USDA requiries counties to choose an allocation of USDA money from three categories. Title I money is for roads and schools, Title II is for projects on federal lands and Title III is for county projects, depending on the size of the county’s share of money.

The allocation was set by Resolution 49-13, which is 80% to Title I, 13% to Title II and 7% to Title III. The budget office recommen...