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Montgomery County warns SEPTA service cuts, human services grants at risk amid state budget impasse
Summary
County commissioners said a continuing state budget impasse could force service cuts to SEPTA beginning Aug. 24 and jeopardize tens of millions in human-services grants that support meals, foster care and behavioral-health services.
Montgomery County commissioners said a continuing impasse in the Pennsylvania state budget could trigger SEPTA service cuts starting Aug. 24 and put tens of millions of dollars in county-supported human-services programs at risk.
The commissioners made the comments during opening remarks at the Aug. 14 Board of Commissioners meeting, saying regional-rail service reductions and further cuts could follow if Harrisburg does not pass a budget. County officials urged residents to contact state lawmakers to press for a resolution, saying transportation…
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