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Nonprofits and UF extension urge county to restore funding as commissioners consider cuts
Summary
Dozens of residents and nonprofit leaders told the Monroe County commission on July 15 that proposed cuts to Human Services Advisory Board grants and the county extension service will reduce services and external grant matches; speakers urged the board to hold funding steady or raise limited local revenues to avoid deeper service losses.
A stream of public commenters at Monroe County’s July 15 special budget meeting urged commissioners to restore funding cut from local nonprofit grants and to preserve the Monroe County Extension Service, which several speakers said delivers large external matches for small county investments.
Representatives from recovery services, homeless assistance, literacy programs, health‑care access and extension staff described services they said could be curtailed by the proposed reductions. Samuel’s House clients and alumni told the board…
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