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The Pueblorhieftain Online I Friday wysiwyg : / /23 /http: / /www.chieftain.c... ursday /news /display.php3 ?article =13 <br />i r 1 <br />132nd year... and still on the job. <br />Make The Pueblo Chieftain Online your Homepaae. <br />Weather ADVERTISEMENT <br />Current Temp 91 <br />Extended Forecast <br />Today's Date <br />May 05, 2000 <br />Click Here to search <br />The Pueblo Chieftain <br />DEPARTMENTS: <br />News <br />Sports <br />Business <br />Lifestyle <br />Editorial <br />Classified <br />Daily Crossword <br />Comics <br />TV Listings <br />Weather <br />RECENT ISSUES: <br />Monday <br />Tuesday <br />Wednesday <br />Thursday <br />Friday <br />Saturday <br />Sunday <br />ABOUT PUEBLO: <br />Business Directory <br />City Guide <br />Chamber of <br />Commerce <br />Riverwalk <br />Pueblo Convention <br />Center <br />*New *Virtual Tours <br />SERVICES: <br />Contact Us <br />Subscribe <br />Advertising& <br />Web Development <br />Coupons <br />Active Channel <br />About this site <br />Career <br />Opportunities <br />EVENTS & <br />ACTIVITIES: <br />State Fair <br />A, +h— Vag <br />ADVERTISEMENT <br />Baca soil district bites dust <br />By JAMES AMOS <br />The Pueblo Chieftain <br />SPRINGFIELD - Baca County landowners voted down a <br />proposal Tuesday that would have created a property tax <br />levy for the Baca County Soil Conservation District. <br />Landowners voted 127 -96 against instituting a half -mill <br />property tax, which district officials said would have netted <br />the district about $16,500 a year. <br />District board member Max Smith said the vote was <br />"discouraging" for the district, which has few other ways to <br />generate money for its activities. <br />Soil conservation districts serve as local overseers of the <br />federal Natural Resources Conservation Service, which <br />promotes land and water conservation and improved air <br />quality. <br />The district encompasses most of Baca County, excluding <br />the incorporated cities, as well as a small portion of <br />Prowers County. <br />Founded in pieces in 1938 and 1941, the district sends <br />teachers and students to conservation workshops and <br />administers a tree - planting programs and other cost -share <br />programs that promote conservation. <br />Smith said it's hard to know exactly why voters rejected the <br />tax, which district supporters had sought to ensure the <br />district stays in existence. <br />Smith said some of the "no" votes may have come from <br />landowners unhappy with the NRCS for other issues or <br />from the fact that many people don't understand that the <br />district is not part of the NRCS or federal government. <br />Other "no" votes may have come from residents of <br />developed areas near the cities that are part of the district, <br />but who didn't think the district was of any benefit to them. <br />District president Dale Fritzler said low farm commodity <br />prices and general anti -tax sentiment may have played a <br />10471: <br />1 of 2 5/5/00 4:14 PM <br />