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Rockingham County weighs short-term funding for Silverthorn adult day transportation as pilot ends
Summary
Rockingham County commissioners discussed a request from Silverthorn (Easterseals) to sustain a transportation pilot serving adult medical day care participants and signaled willingness to provide partial, short-term funds while seeking assurances about sustainability.
Rockingham County commissioners spent the bulk of their Oct. 30 meeting probing options to keep a transportation pilot serving adult medical day care participants operating after the program's grant sunset.
The county's staff presentation described Silverthorn (the local Easterseals adult medical day care operator) as seeking $88,000 a year to maintain a transportation component; staff said Silverthorn asked the county to provide $44,000 to cover January through June 2026. "They're looking for $44,000, to cover the cost of the 2 drivers that will... since the program sunsets in January," a staff member said during the meeting.
The proposal discussed at the meeting would also institute a modest participant fee,…
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