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Project Concern asks Atchison County for $125,000 to maintain seniors services; commissioners say budget review is underway
Summary
Project Concern requested a $125,000 county appropriation for its 2026 budget to sustain two senior centers, Meals on Wheels and countywide transportation; commissioners said they will review the request during the budget process but provided no immediate appropriation.
Jeff Shealy, representing Project Concern, told Atchison County commissioners on June 3 that the agency needs county support to maintain two senior centers (Atchison and Effingham), its Meals on Wheels deliveries and countywide public transportation.
Shealy said Project Concern’s board voted to request a $125,000 county appropriation for fiscal year 2026 — a number the organization described as a reinstatement and which Project Concern said would represent about 25% of the agency’s revenue. Shealy told commissioners the organization’s 2024 totals included…
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