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Rep. Heather Keeler urges continued push for bonding, details juvenile-care priorities
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State Rep. Heather Keeler told the Clay County Board the region secured $1,000,000 for a PRTF and is now focusing on bonding for a non‑secure juvenile facility; she asked counties to build legislative relationships and noted local match can include services as well as capital costs.
Representative Heather Keeler told the Clay County Board of Commissioners that work begun in the prior legislative session has produced a $1,000,000 allocation for the psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF) and that the next priority is a bonded, non‑secure juvenile detention center. "We were able to get the $1,000,000 dedicated to the PRTF," Keeler said, adding that the region’s work has drawn interest statewide.
Keeler described the current session as a short, policy‑and‑bonding year that begins Feb. 18 and emphasized the practical hurdles for…
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