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County hears state and federal budget updates; board directs letters on transportation funding and discusses federal benefit cuts
Summary
Washington County staff briefed commissioners on draft state omnibus provisions and federal proposals affecting SNAP and Medicaid; the board authorized a letter to the state delegation on transit funding and directed staff to draft a federal letter addressing potential cuts.
County staff provided an update June 3 on emerging state and federal budget agreements and their potential impacts on county services, and the board directed staff to send a letter to the state delegation about proposed transit funding changes.
Deputy Administrator Jan Lucky summarized items under discussion at the state level that affect counties. Highlights included (as reported by staff): a proposed reduction in the metro-area sales tax share for transit from 17% to 8.5% for counties (Public Works estimated roughly a $3.6 million reduction to…
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