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25091EE0 EAST DAKOTA WATER DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT FY 2026 BUDGET The Board of Directors of the East Dakota Water Development District (District) will hold a public hearing on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. CDT to consider the proposed Water Development District budget for Fiscal Year 2026, beginning January 1, 2026. The hearing will be held at the District office, 132B Airport Avenue, Brookings. PRELIMINARY FY 2026 BUDGET MEANS OF FINANCE: 100 Tax Revenue $998,700; 200 Grant Revenue $300,000; 300 Capitol Reserves $375,000; 400 Miscellaneous Revenue $140,000; TOTAL FY 2026 MEANS OF FINANCE $1,813,700 APPROPRIATIONS GENERAL FUND: 01 Board of Directors $41,392; 02 Administration $213,001; 03 Technical Assistance $375,897; 04 Operational Expenses $151,250; 05 Professional Services $50,000; 06 Capitol Outlay $63,500; 07 Grant Expenditures $300,000; 08 Project Assistance $468,660; 09 Contingency $150,000 TOTAL FY 2026 APPROPRIATIONS $1,813,700 The purpose of holding this hearing is to provide the public an opportunity to contribute to, and comment on, the Water Development District's proposed operating budget for Fiscal Year 2026. The East Dakota Water Development District promotes the conservation, development, and proper management of district water resources according to district priorities; supports water quality and supply projects through technical, organizational and financial assistance to prospective and existing project sponsors; and through other appropriate actions supports the purposes of South Dakota Codified Law chapters 34A-2, 34A-3A, 34A-6, 34A-9, chapters 46A-3A to 46A-3E, inclusive, and chapters 46A-1 and 46A Persons interested in presenting data, opinions and arguments for and against the proposed budget may appear, either in person or by representative, at the hearing and be heard and given an opportunity for a full and complete discussion of all items in the budget. Published September 4 2025, at the total approximate cost of 27.9 and may be viewed free of charge at www.sdpublicnotices.com LABD0361015