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Office for the Aging gets $81,028 budget boost for long-term care ombudsman program; seniors eligible for extra farmers-market booklets

5807047 · September 18, 2025
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The Health & Human Services Committee approved a budget increase for the Office for the Aging’s long‑term care ombudsman program and heard that senior farmers-market coupon booklets will be reissued through Sept. 30.

The Tompkins County Health & Human Services Committee on Sept. 17 approved a budget adjustment increasing funding for the Office for the Aging’s long‑term care ombudsman program by $81,028, county Office for the Aging Director Lisa Monroe said. Monroe said the additional funds represent leftover American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars that were included as a legislative add to the governor’s budget; the increase reduces…

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