Meals program asks county to hold funding level after steep food‑cost increase
Meals provider reported delivering more than 30,000 meals last fiscal year and asked the county to maintain prior support levels (reported as $95,000 for nutrition and $3,000 for chore services) amid a roughly 21% rise in food costs.
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Tammy, representing the county’s home‑delivered meals program, told supervisors the service delivered or served over 30,000 meals last fiscal year and more than 16,000 since July. She said the program’s actual cost per meal is about $8.21 while the suggested donation is $4, creating a shortfall between costs and receipts.
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