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Resident urges county to study living-wage impacts on Main Street during HR meeting
3229031 · May 8, 2025
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Summary
A Sullivan County resident told the human resources committee a living wage for a single worker is about $23.01 per hour and for a one-worker family of four about $43.10 per hour, arguing rising childcare and health-care costs justify examining contract wage provisions.
Ken Walters, a member of the public, used the committee’s public-comment period to urge officials to consider living-wage impacts ahead of contract negotiations.
Walters said he and his…
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