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Residents urge focus on housing and basic needs as commissioners defend economic development, parks and grants
Summary
Public commenters told the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners that the county should prioritize housing, food and warming centers; commissioners responded by outlining economic-development efforts, park investments and grant-funded programs that they say will create jobs and services.
Residents at the Feb. 24 Cumberland County Board of Commissioners meeting urged the board to prioritize housing, food security and basic services for people experiencing homelessness, saying parks and development projects risk overlooking struggling families.
Sandra Acevedo of Upper Deerfield Township told commissioners that while economic development matters, county actions should directly address families who cannot pay rent or heat their homes. "Economic development may help special interest vultures, but economic development in this county preys on the taxpayers that foot the bill," Acevedo said, and she asked…
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