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Easterseals asks Maryland legislators for $5 million state match to open downtown Hagerstown child-development center
Summary
Easterseals and local partners told the Washington County Delegation they have raised about $5 million in private capital and are seeking a $5 million state match to complete purchase and renovation of a 72-child center in Downtown Hagerstown; project leaders said the site is under contract and the program is "shovel ready."
Easterseals representatives told the Washington County Delegation on an early-session meeting that they have raised nearly $5 million in private capital and are seeking a matching $5 million appropriation from the state to buy and renovate a downtown Hagerstown building for a child-development center serving 72 children.
John Horwich, chief executive officer of Easterseals, said the center is intended to support working families in Western Maryland and to prepare children to enter the three elementary schools in the Cashman area. "We already have a building under contract that we're waiting to close on, until we…
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