NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING BIG BEND GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 5

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING BIG BEND GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 5 To: All eligible voters in BIG BEND GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 5 within portions of Barton, Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt, Reno, Rice, and Stafford Counties, Kansas, and all other interested persons. Notice is hereby given that public hearings will be held on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. in the conference room of the District office, 125 S. Main Street, Stafford, Kansas, pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-1030(b), for the following purposes: To present the Revised Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to the eligible voters of the District.To present the Proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Budget to the eligible voters of the District. Following the hearings, the Board of Directors shall, by resolution, adopt the revised FY 2026 budget and the FY 2027 budget, or modified versions thereof, and determine the land and water assessment rates necessary to support the adopted budgets. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Copies of the revised FY 2026 budget and the proposed FY 2027 budget are available at the District office, 125 S. Main Street, Stafford, Kansas 67578, (620) 234-5352, or email at gmd5@gmd5.org. Tom Taylor, President Marlyn Spare, Secretary June 9 2026 LHUT0524551