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Local nonprofits urge county to reverse cuts; Cornell Cooperative Extension, Soil & Water and IDA make case during public comment
Summary
Representatives from Cornell Cooperative Extension, Seneca County Soil & Water and the IDA told supervisors that level funding or freezes would erode services, risk state grant funding, and impose new costs on the organizations; the board later restored some affiliate funding as part of budget amendments.
Representatives of local affiliate organizations told the Seneca County Board of Supervisors during public comment that proposed level funding and freezes in the 2025 budget would impair services and jeopardize external grant funding.
Abe Baader, identified himself as executive director for Cornell Cooperative Extension in the county, said the draft budget had removed a proposed $26,000 increase and now reflected level funding. "Given inflation over the past several years, level funding results in a cut to our organization and makes it more difficult to provide quality programming and retain professional, experienced staff,"…
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