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John Jordan spoke briefly to praise a new parking lot, saying, \"That new parking lot is great. It's pretty nice, isn't it?\" He asked the county to pass along thanks to the contractors.

Valerie Jordan provided a longer comment that included budget-reserve figures, land-use observations and an update on South Mountain Golf Course. She read a series of figures into the record: \"In 2023, your reserve account had 4,100,000.0, in the county budget of a hundred and 70,000,000 or 2 and a half percent in the reserve account. In 2024, the reserve account was 2,700,000.0 with the with the county budget being a hundred and 71,000,000, million dollars or 1 and a half percent in the reserve account. For 2025, the reserve account is 3,200,000 with the accounting budget of a hundred and 62,300,000.0 or 1,900,000.0 and 1.9 percent in the reserve account.\" She referenced \"Title 16\" when discussing county reserve authority.

Valerie Jordan also said she received correspondence from Seth Cassell, state forest director at DCNR, about Michaux State Forest being chosen for a new visitor center and said she had spoken with Connor Corpura in the governor's office about the status of South Mountain Golf Course. She said, \"I'm praying that South Mountain gets saved.\" She said she would forward the letters to county staff and to a local advocate working to preserve the site.

The commissioners did not take immediate action on the items raised during public comment.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","County Commissioners Live Stream","oneSentenceSummary","During public comment on May 14, residents praised a new county parking lot and raised concerns about South Mountain Golf Course possibly being selected for a state visitor center; one commenter also summarized county reserve-account figures and local health-coverage data.","taxTitle","Franklin County, Pennsylvania","taxId",56445,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6557345,"Franklin County proclaims National Salvation Army Week; local corps outlines services and events",249,1991000,2240000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3300896-d770cf52c826526a4fdb274373f61b5a&start=1991&end=2240","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3300896-d770cf52c826526a4fdb274373f61b5a/thumbnail_1991000.jpg","/articles/6557345/Franklin-County/Pennsylvania/Franklin-County-proclaims-National-Salvation-Army-Week-local-corps-outlines-services-and-events","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6557345-9e9196881d84b07539714d9d1992f42d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141450&Signature=jWOGz9ExzHmUvRd2lxIhqS8ciwatADvcHEq7SlF0pAIrjGx2iZT0N4hfchnF1XxpHE8WYCrlxVanxHlQLUWeXk2yFebVRK6HftI6-PhiD4CfsG61tqz7sXVptk~kF544K6lUBHEtLUZS2mPbH~1V2tEblBlZCvuCgmbDW376jXpxG~1~~sqepMr~XKpbg86B-cQt4Jnd0vjOmrhs2C3btv-GLzq~YtcD-rEgeGQl7AVlMQK49pFt2PhZWnSBV15dlEucyl69ZChbFB2FhYZ4GKKYmT1SJRDUOwvy8eEDRVoDJ3eYz3aHIxd4lmeJKd4ph393J2yZl2e-I31bmjUT0g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Franklin County Board of Commissioners on May 14 proclaimed May 18, 2025, as National Salvation Army Week in Franklin County and received remarks from Major Chris Mok, co-director of the local Salvation Army corps.

Mok described long-running local services — emergency financial assistance for rent and utilities, meal programs, youth programs, a thrift store that funds services, and seasonal programs such as Christmas assistance — and noted the corps has served Franklin County since about 1906. He invited residents to activities during the week, including a Friday morning donuts-and-coffee event at the visitor center and an afternoon showing of \"Stories of Hope,\" a program featuring survivors' stories.

Commissioners thanked Salvation Army staff and volunteers for local social-service work and approved the proclamation.","Major Chris Mok of the local Salvation Army accepted a county proclamation on May 14, described the organization's local programs and invited residents to events during National Salvation Army Week.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6557350,"Franklin County proclaims National Prevention Week, cites reductions in youth substance use",330,2564000,2894000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3300896-d770cf52c826526a4fdb274373f61b5a&start=2564&end=2894","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3300896-d770cf52c826526a4fdb274373f61b5a/thumbnail_2564000.jpg","/articles/6557350/Franklin-County/Pennsylvania/Franklin-County-proclaims-National-Prevention-Week-cites-reductions-in-youth-substance-use","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6557350-b256c4e04d33655594c1c8d9db17dba8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141450&Signature=ksb~3c-6x~eQNmDBRMtxn1jZiAb7GbBr-esiQY2nAsH7fsheinnUehbQKGUjDpcl3~C0wSIdGy2xLVEXRc3InuifGQQiO0Z95LXz0ULQUgoR79nj5-PUs5pFq3Sm5-To3JDDEhPwt1xkcrHsDNrIGM~TOacYp~gzssvyMb037f9snzp2ZrH5cTIwNoTrjRFlhOJCW9FleipAn2gX8qeuxelSQp97eJE8LS1ikS7zZjxv8uG1hLs8rB3InYvE08r20CJnVnFF3uyucLOGiFATLzTrHnnoZ0bWoyVodFtELD7YEqYkog3FmhKQY8Kr4N6atJlmb1B9WINeDrYsfV5INA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Franklin County Board of Commissioners on May 14 proclaimed a week in May as National Prevention Week and heard from Caitlin Becker of the Franklin Fulton Drug & Alcohol Program about local prevention activities and youth survey results.

Becker told the commissioners that prevention is most effective when it starts early and engages families, schools and community partners. She highlighted the Healthy Communities Partnership of Greater Franklin County and thanked area organizations, churches, schools and parents for prevention outreach.

The proclamation cites 2021–2023 Pennsylvania Youth Survey trends showing declines among 12th graders: alcohol use from 31% to 20%, marijuana use from 15% to 9%, and vaping from 25% to 16%. The county’s prevention programs also reported participation figures (presented in the proclamation): in 2024, 2,300 students participated in the Too Good for Drugs program; 300 girls took part in the Girls Go initiative; 66 students were screened through the Student Assistance Program (SAP) and 84 participated in SAP support groups. Becker and commissioners urged continued community investment in early prevention.","Commissioners on May 14 issued a proclamation recognizing National Prevention Week; Caitlin Becker of Franklin Fulton Drug & Alcohol presented local prevention efforts and county survey data showing declines in youth alcohol, marijuana and vaping from 2021 to 2023.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6557354,"Franklin County proclaims EMS Week; officials highlight call volume, awards and shifting service coverage",422,970000,1392000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3300896-d770cf52c826526a4fdb274373f61b5a&start=970&end=1392","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3300896-d770cf52c826526a4fdb274373f61b5a/thumbnail_970000.jpg","/articles/6557354/Franklin-County/Pennsylvania/Franklin-County-proclaims-EMS-Week-officials-highlight-call-volume-awards-and-shifting-service-coverage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6557354-8ea8cc0ff090a9197b846e223fbf51c5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141450&Signature=Fg8Qn7I8BNK8bKWTpNMM~b1-YQEL1NM9yV3GB~XK8hvhxzDRxlp-dGcjZ1MP0XWYCPqr8eg1-bbKOrrmCE-swD0Jq4fwcOPZMBMXNN4WyptTnoUgOnS~YG5fsQReYMpVSpi8pSXRCRG2SkIMph3U9W38AsVTBmZQagv4uVxqrUywqge2m~laoNABw4J7u-WpkLEdmonklj8UF~sgXrHo8BzdBMviwipDVbbCBFcAbpWf6t7xRklHApPMP96~osc72Ulz0rGeTnUurpgEWByySCNiIRgY9bcmOdx7M-ba1Yxshbp96Y~KLiFX0iDt6Lxa0wjId7q5Lt1CU~iz~CVL~g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Franklin County Board of Commissioners on May 14 proclaimed May 18–24, 2025, as Emergency Medical Services Week and heard a presentation from Deputy Chief Doug Bittner, regional manager of prehospital services for WellSpan Health, on county EMS activity and changes.

Bittner told the commissioners that in 2024 the county recorded about 23,862 combined fire and EMS incidents, with roughly 21,744 EMS events dispatched that year. He said dispatchers entered 82,232 events in the computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system and that Franklin County telecommunicators handled 112,755 phone calls in 2024. \"The county oversees the 9 1 1 center,\" Bittner said, describing the volume and the role of the Franklin County Department of Emergency Services.

Bittner listed primary EMS providers serving Franklin County and noted service-area changes: Company 16, South Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, no longer provides EMS and the county reassigned most of that coverage to Mont Alto, with some shifts to Fayetteville and Adams Regional. He thanked South Mountain for years of service and described the general fragility of rural EMS coverage.

The presentation included recognition of local clinical saves and prehospital deliveries. Shippensburg EMS and WellSpan EMS personnel were named for clinical saves; individual providers slated for recognition next week included Chambersburg Fire Department Capt. Randall Pryor and Chief Dustin Allrich, each to be honored for 25 years of service. Bittner also noted that Chambersburg Fire Department marks 100 years as an EMS provider.

Commissioners thanked volunteers and career providers and described EMS as critical to public safety. The board voted to approve the EMS Week proclamation.","On May 14 the Franklin County commissioners proclaimed May 18–24, 2025, Emergency Medical Services Week. Deputy Chief Doug Bittner presented countywide 2024 call statistics, named agencies, noted service-area changes and recognized clinical saves and long-serving providers.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6557358,"Franklin County juvenile probation chief outlines evidence-based reforms, cites bed shortage and mental-health access gaps",1273,3079000,4352000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3300896-d770cf52c826526a4fdb274373f61b5a&start=3079&end=4352","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3300896-d770cf52c826526a4fdb274373f61b5a/thumbnail_3079000.jpg","/articles/6557358/Franklin-County/Pennsylvania/Franklin-County-juvenile-probation-chief-outlines-evidence-based-reforms-cites-bed-shortage-and-mental-health-access-gaps","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6557358-3f5819c3f58d513f41328a87edbd2d13/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141450&Signature=KseZgmntvaekwQyjxP-CpY1sO-O5jsfWJUgqxc4hf7v~bdMAs-tZBWafvbDSK8CP6HDYCcKtDOeHa3nBiIAwN1JARdJEjf1MNAbFTDQhDbJMnSc6kKCjH9t46BQ62bIq7iDmEjt1gyYF1gxMnQHizkG95MOufHtKNsDSowJkmbZELMkGEqUXoMexNgut2aE0qnKyAKLFqaou61oqxcjv-XDeXoKN4I3aSZvCVOQXSRwjafBvw0RXoNbX3INsddmmnqaxP4UGJHbuGH3YHMrOtEjyj7whUXw~auaG9Rq-mXSJCeLZbVJDTOIlynmbiFrLQJAGJo1Ii37iF1D82qdDYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Angie Mackley, the newly appointed chief of juvenile probation, told the Franklin County Board of Commissioners on May 14 that the office has implemented evidence-based assessments and case-planning tools and has seen placements and recidivism fall, but that the system is strained by juvenile detention bed shortages and limited local psychiatric services.

Mackley said Franklin County uses the Pennsylvania Detention Risk Assessment Instrument, the Youth Level of Service (YLS), the MAYSI-2 mental-health screen, and a child-trauma screen as part of a case-planning approach based on the statewide Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy (JJSES). She said those tools guide individualized plans that emphasize family-strengthening and community-based supervision.

Mackley told commissioners the county completed 428 YLS assessments in 2024: 283 scored low risk, 136 moderate, eight high and one very high. She said juvenile placements fell from 32 in 2019 to 18 in 2024, and that the department recorded $23,224.28 in restitution collected and 2,902 hours of community service completed.

Mackley described several in-house alternatives the office provides because of limited community mental-health capacity: victim/community-awareness classes, first-offender programs, a social-media class for sexting cases, youth court and youth aid panels, and other group interventions. She said probation officers also deliver many in-office services and that officers are carrying additional work because the office is staffed for 16 positions but is currently down four.

On detention capacity, Mackley said the closure of a regional detention option at South Mountain left Franklin County relying on contracted beds out of state for some placements. \"My staff have to drive four hours to get to Ohio to take kids,\" she said, and added that in-state beds are scarce. She told the commissioners that Pennsylvania bed rates can be about $800 per day \"if you can find one\"; she described the out-of-state contracts and the travel burden but the transcript record on the precise Ohio rate was unclear.

Commissioners asked about mental-health access. Mackley said lengthy psychiatric wait lists are a key barrier: \"Access to psychiatry is a huge, huge issue. There are psychiatrists, but the waiting lists are tremendous,\" she said, noting some youths self-medicate while waiting for care. She said juvenile psychiatry is sometimes a subspecialty and that telehealth has been used to expand options.

Mackley said the department's approach has reduced recidivism: the county's recidivism rate dropped from about 23% (prior to JJSES implementation) to about 13% in the last published report, compared with a statewide rate of about 12.6% at that report. She credited probation officers' sustained use of structured supervision, graduated responses and family-centered case plans for the progress.","Angie Mackley, newly appointed chief of juvenile probation, told the Franklin County commissioners on May 14 that evidence-based tools and case planning have reduced placements and recidivism but are strained by a shortage of detention beds and limited local child psychiatry access.","actionData","errors"]

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