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Services for the Elderly requests near‑3% operating increase and 20% vehicle match from Franklin County
Summary
Sharon Geiss of Services for the Elderly asked Franklin County commissioners for an operating increase of just under 3% for 2026 and a 20% local match (about $27,500) for a grant to replace a 2014 passenger vehicle; she warned the nonprofit is not sales‑tax exempt and could owe roughly $13,000 if a state exemption is not enacted.
Sharon Geiss, representing Services for the Elderly, asked the Franklin County Commission on March 12 for an operating increase “just under 3% for 2026” and for help providing a 20% match on a grant application to replace a 2014 passenger vehicle.
Geiss said the agency applied for grant funding to replace a wheelchair‑capable vehicle and that “20% of that will be 27.5,” referring to $27,500 as the local match. She told commissioners the vehicle estimate in the application is $137,500 and that replacing the existing bus with a similar lift‑equipped vehicle was prohibitively expensive; the…
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