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Declining FNF Harvest

Declining Income from FNF Timber

Payments to Flathead County has declined along with declining federal timber harvest.  The 25% of federal revenues (approx. 1million dollars/yr. for Flathead County) that historically were paid from Federal timber receipts has had to be made up by taxpayers.

The importance of existing woods products to our local economy is illustrated by Personal Income from wages paid in Flathead County by wood products compared to major and total tourism economic sectors.   Flathead County cannot afford to lose any more high paying wood products jobs.

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