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Public health director warns ARPA and state grant rolloffs will shrink services; maternal health and nuisance abatement flagged
Summary
Leah Barton told commissioners the department faces about $21 million in grant funding reductions and proposed offsets of roughly $3.6 million; she said maternal and child health, chronic disease prevention, wastewater surveillance and neighborhood nuisance abatement are high priorities for preservation.
Public Health Services Director Leah Barton told commissioners the department faces an unprecedented funding squeeze as ARPA, COVID‑era and certain state grants decline. "About a third of our funding comes from the general fund," Barton said, and she reported a $21 million year‑over‑year drop in grant funding.
Barton described $3.6 million in suggested offsets that the department categorized into three buckets: items with limited impact,…
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