Dear Editor,
My name is Todd Devlin, a 4th generation farmer/rancher in eastern Montana. I have been a Prairie County Commissioner since 1995, and a past President of the Montana Association of Counties (MACo) in 2016 – 2017. I have been very involved in public land and natural resource issues both at the state and national level for over 30 years. Currently, I am the Chair of the National Association of Counties Public Lands Steering Committee and the executive director of the Montana Natural Resource Coalition of Counties.
After reading the editorial opinion authored by Senator Salomon opposing SB442 that tax revenue from marijuana was distributed unfairly to higher populated counties. We need clarification of the intent of 442. The intent was not to give tax dollars based on population, but rather used a formula to put the dollars where hunting, fishing, and recreation existed. Using Senator Salomon’s position on SB442 is that only counties that opted to read more
