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Marion County delays $80,000 request for School of New Hope operations; officials ask for invoices and alternatives
Summary
The county discussed an $80,000 request from the School of New Hope to cover operating shortfalls and repairs; commissioners moved to table the request until the next meeting and asked the center to provide invoices, estimates and a breakdown of other funding sources.
Marion County officials heard a detailed funding request from representatives of the School of New Hope, a local program that provides training and work activities for adults with developmental disabilities, and voted to table consideration of an $80,000 appropriation until the next meeting while staff compile invoices and estimates.
School representatives told the court the center offers classroom and work-activity training, transportation and contracted work for manufacturers, and that the center has operated since 1969. They described service categories funded through Medicaid (noted as Title 19 and Title 20 in the discussion) and said recent changes to federal and state…
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