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Residents urge commissioners to restore or clarify nonprofit funding as budget lines draw scrutiny
Summary
During the Caroline County FY2026 budget hearing, nonprofit leaders and residents raised concerns about reduced or unclear funding for local nonprofits, including the Caroline County Humane Society and programs serving people experiencing homelessness and arts programming.
Caroline County nonprofit leaders told the Caroline County Commissioners at a May 6 public hearing that proposed budget lines and contingency accounting created confusion and, in some cases, threatened services.
Cathy Moore, executive director of the Caroline County Humane Society, said the shelter’s proposed county funding in the papers she brought to the hearing showed a substantial cut. "I was hoping for at least an increase of some sort. It looks like I actually got a decrease of, like, 23,000, which is…
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