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Easterseals asks delegation for $5 million state match to open 172‑seat downtown Hagerstown child development center
Summary
Easterseals and local partners told the Washington County Delegation they have raised about $5 million in private funds and seek a $5 million state match to buy and renovate a downtown Hagerstown building and open a 172‑child early learning center; no formal action was taken.
Easterseals executives and local partners asked the Washington County Delegation for state matching funds on a planned child development center in downtown Hagerstown that would serve 172 children.
John Horwich, chief executive officer of Easterseals, told the delegation the center is intended to help attract employers and support working families by increasing access to affordable, high‑quality early childhood education. Horwich said the project targets children from low‑income families so they…
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