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Residents and environmental groups urge restoration of RainCheck and resilience programs in FY26 budget
Summary
Speakers at the May 6 hearing urged the council to restore county programs that fund private-property stormwater retrofits and community resilience hubs, saying the RainCheck rebate program is mandated by county code and central to local flood and climate adaptation efforts.
Residents, environmental advocates and community groups told the County Council on Tuesday that the county should restore funding for the RainCheck rebate program, resilience hubs and stormwater stewardship grants removed from the executive's FY26 proposal.
The Most Newsworthy: Janet Gingold, a Kettering resident, told the council RainCheck is mandated by county code and funded by the stormwater tax; she urged the council not to cut the program. Naomi Edelson of the National Wildlife Federation and Sacred Grounds said their congregational…
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