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County federal liaison warns continuing resolution, rescission proposals could delay Lake County projects
Summary
A county federal representative briefed the committee on the risk that Congress may pass a continuing resolution for FY2026 appropriations and on White House executive orders that could affect grantmaking and federal funding to jurisdictions, including an order tied to cashless-bail jurisdictions.
Greg, the county’s federal contact, told the Legislative Committee that Congress returned this week with uncertainty over whether it will pass full appropriations for fiscal year 2026 by the Sept. 30 deadline. He said the three likely outcomes are an omnibus package, a set of smaller appropriations packages, or a continuing resolution (CR); a CR would delay funding awards and could delay projects Lake County has had selected for appropriations.
Greg said the county currently has roughly $3 million in projects selected in FY2026 appropriation requests for Public Works and a housing…
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