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Residents Urge Sussex County to Prepare for Federal Funding Changes; Concerns Raised About Education, Medicaid and Forest Management
Summary
Multiple residents urged commissioners to prepare for possible federal policy changes, including the potential abolition of the U.S. Department of Education and cuts to Medicaid; speakers asked what programs are county-funded and urged protection for vulnerable populations and local open space.
During the March 12 public-comment period, numerous residents told the Sussex County Board of County Commissioners they were worried about recent federal executive actions and their local consequences.
Pamela Gray, a retired Sussex County teacher, warned that moves to abolish or substantially restructure the U.S. Department of Education would directly affect students who rely on federal special-education funding and urged the county to plan for those impacts.…
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