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Residents and nonprofit leaders urge Belknap delegation to restore funding for mental health, conservation districts and 4‑H
Summary
Multiple public commenters asked the delegation to restore funding cut from the recommended budget: Lakes Region Mental Health sought restoration of $32,000; conservation and UNH Extension advocates requested $60,000 for the conservation district; 4‑H leaders warned volunteer burnout without support.
At the delegation's public hearing on the recommended county budget, several residents and nonprofit representatives asked lawmakers to restore funding cut from the commissioners' recommendation.
Ann Nichols, a board member for the Lakes Region Mental Health Center, asked the delegation to reconsider restoring $32,000 the agency had requested and said the center served more than 2,000 people in Belknap County and provided over $600,000 in uncompensated charity care. "I am asking for a…
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