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Public commenters raise concerns about Portage Manor closure, housekeeping outsourcing and health services
Summary
During privilege of the floor at the Feb. 14 St. Joseph County Council meeting, residents urged updates on highway work, criticized outsourcing of county housekeeping staff, and lamented the 2023 closure of Portage Manor; a resident also asked for expanded HIV prophylactic services at the county health department.
Multiple members of the public spoke during the council’s privilege-of-the-floor period on Feb. 14, raising a range of community concerns including highway safety, county housekeeping contracting, the 2023 closure of Portage Manor and the availability of HIV prevention services.
Tom Rowe requested an update on highway work related to a proposed diamond interchange and asked whether state highway safety boards had provided information, saying traffic conditions were “very dangerous” on the route he uses. Dan Caruso criticized the county’s handling of a decision to outsource housekeeping for…
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