PC Commissioner Lesley Robinson DC Report

Commissioner Lesley Robinson joined the National Association of Counties (NACo) in Washington DC September 7 to September 9 to urge members of Congress to support a full investment in the Payment in Lieu to Taxes (PILT) program. PILT is a program to offset the absence of property tax revenue from federal lands in the affected counties.

Commissioner Robinson was joined by Commissioner Greg Chilcott of Ravalli County Montana and Commissioner Ronnie Beale of North Carolina in her group. There were around 20 commissioners from various counties throughout the United States. The various groups accom...