This week, RCRC Delegate Supervisors Kevin Cann (Mariposa), Denise Carter (Colusa), and Randy Hanvelt (Tuolumne) joined RCRC staff at the National Association of Counties’ (NACo) Western Interstate Region (WIR) 2018 Conference in Blaine County, Idaho. Supervisor Cann serves as Second Vice President of WIR.
WIR is dedicated to the promotion of western state interests, and the WIR Conference brings together county officials, federal, state, and regional policymakers to focus on unique pressing issues affecting rural communities. This year’s conference covered a number of issues, including a presentation from former RCRC Chair and Colusa County Supervisor Kim Dolbow Vann on rural economic development. Ms. Vann now serves as the California Director for USDA Rural Development. Other important topics covered were forest revitalization, and federal legislative updates on important rural programs, including Federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes, and reauthorization of the Farm Bill.