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Council hears potential federal funding risks that could affect Fones Road, EMS reimbursements and CDBG allocations
Summary
City staff warned council members that federal actions could threaten specific revenue streams — including Medicaid/GEMT reimbursements and CDBG funding — with potential multi‑million dollar impacts on transportation projects and emergency medical transport revenues.
City Manager Jay Bernie and department directors briefed the council May 13 on a range of external risks to Olympia’s 2025–26 revenues, naming federal actions that could reduce funding and showing how the city would respond if those streams were reduced or lost.
Bernie and department heads framed at least three potential federal risks: (1) an executive action discussed by the federal administration that could condition or withhold funds from jurisdictions described as “sanctuary” cities; (2) possible federal reductions to Medicaid that would reduce reimbursements tied to the Ground Emergency Medical Transport (GEMT) program for local ambulance services; and (3) potential impacts to Community Development Block…
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