Shoshone County officials discuss future plans Pt. 2
Zimmerman
WALLACE –– Shoshone County Commissioner Jeff Zimmerman was recently re-elected to his seat as District 3 Commissioner and after finishing a two-year term, he is looking toward a few bigger goals and projects during his longer four-year term in office.
Establishing and building up additional revenue sources for Shoshone County has been one of Zimmerman’s primary focuses during his time as commissioner, he’s also taken a keen interest in ensuring that existing revenue streams don’t dry up or get politicked away.
“One of my first priorities is the Federal PILT revenue (PILT stands for ‘payment in lieu of taxes),” Zimmerman said. “PILT is federal assistance, to replace the county's interest in timber harvesting. Our PILT payment this year was approximately 3 million and it passed by only 3 votes in Congress, which is a slim margin. I will be working with federal and state elected officials to find avenues to tap into our resources for alternative revenues.”
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