(McCOOK DAILY GAZETTE) The McCook Daily Gazette reports in an op-ed piece by Senator Mark Christensen, "Legislative Bill 862, a bill I introduced to amend the current occupation tax on the activity of irrigation on agricultural land, advanced from General File to Select file last week. I was pleased to see strong support for the bill, with a 43 to 3 vote. Many of you have voiced your opinion on changing the occupation tax language in our current law that would allow Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) to maintain the use of the funding mechanism to avoid a water-short year and help stabilize our economy. I appreciate hearing from all of you, and your different points of views regarding this difficult issue. Thank you for being involved and well-informed residents of District 44."
Read the full op-ed piece here.
