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Health, housing, schools and environment top community requests at Orange County delegation meeting
Summary
Organizations and residents used the delegation meeting to press for funding and policy changes on public defense, courts, mental health, homelessness, education, food security, arts funding and environmental restoration.
Dozens of community organizations and residents addressed the Orange County legislative delegation on Oct. 21, asking for state policy changes and funding across health, housing, education, public safety, and the environment.
Public safety and courts: Melissa Vickers, the Ninth Judicial Circuit public defender, and a representative of the state attorney—xpressed concern about attorney pay and courtroom funding for newly authorized judges. The public defender and state attorney asked for increased starting salaries and for funded courtroom resources so new judgeships are operational.
Behavioral health and homelessness: Multiple speakers asked for increased funding for mental-health services, including a proposed Seminole County free…
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