San Juan County Prioritizes Public Safety, Government Staff in 2026 Budget

San Juan County works on its budget for 2026. Fire authorities successfully extinguished a recent brush fire, and warned that fire danger remains high and Pesco leases space. At the San Juan County Industrial Park, you're watching the local News Roundup, brought to you by Three Rivers Brewery and Boone's Family Thai Barbecue. I'm your host, Ryan Simonovich. San Juan County Commissioners reviewed the county's interim budget for fiscal year 2026. At a recent meeting, the county worked with Valiant Consulting Group who recommended hiring additional county employees and retaining strong cash reserves. The budget sets public safety recruitment and retainment of employees and strategic plan implementation as the year's priorities. The county plans to spend $23.4 million in capital expenditures in the next fiscal year. The commission will continue to review the budget and a finalized budget will be reviewed at its median in July. For information about the county budget, contact the county finance Department. San Juan County Fire and Rescue. Responded to a small brush fire near Hart Canyon on May 13th. The fire burned one and a half acres and did not reach any structures. The county has been under red flag warnings and fire officials have canceled burn permits because of hot and dry weather. To get alerts about fire, weather and future incidents follow San Juan County Fire and Rescue on social media Pesco. The process equipment and service company will move into a 45 acre property in the San Juan County Industrial Park. The local news network previously reported that the county was looking for tenants for an upgraded industrial facility and surrounding land in the industrial park near the town of La Plata. Pesco says it will bring 80 jobs to the facility and generate $60 million in revenue per year. View our previous report on the industrial park at Farmington Local News. Thanks for tuning into the Local News Network. I'm Ryan Simonovich.