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Local groups ask county to assess Medicaid cuts and support arts and CTE planning
Summary
Community speakers urged the Board to request an economic study on the impacts of proposed federal Medicaid cuts, sought county support for arts programming and asked the board to consider county control or alternative approaches for the planned CTE facility.
During the meeting’s public comment period, community organizations and residents pressed the Board for actions on several fronts: (1) a group representing Smith Mountain Lake Democrats, Indivisible and the local NAACP presented a proposed resolution asking the Board to request a comprehensive study from the Weldon Cooper Center (Virginia Tech) on the county‑level economic impact of proposed federal Medicaid cuts; (2) the Smith Mountain Arts Council requested a line item or one‑time…
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