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Correctional Treatment Facility requests 9.9% budget increase, cites rising food and medical costs
Summary
The Lucas County Correctional Treatment Facility asked the Board of Commissioners for about $184,000 in additional funding for the 2026 budget, saying increases are driven by higher food and medical expenses and bargaining-unit cost-of-living adjustments.
The Lucas County Correctional Treatment Facility presented a budget request for 2026 seeking approximately $184,000 more than its 2025 approved budget, an increase the presenter described as about 9.9 percent. The facility attributed most of the increase to higher food-service costs, increased medical expense related to Suboxone maintenance for clients, and collective-bargaining cost-of-living adjustments.
The facility representative said the county—s food vendor is AirMark and that the per-meal cost rose…
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