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Berkeley County Health Department requests $140,000 as grants shrink and staffing pressures rise
Summary
Health Department leaders told the county commission about lost grants (radon, an $80,000 immunization grant, and a $221,000 retention/infrastructure grant), new compliance requirements tied to state funding, and requested $140,000 in annual allotment to the Board of Health to help bridge gaps.
Carrie, speaking for the Berkeley County Health Department, presented the department's 2027 budget request and warned that several grant losses and state compliance changes have put the department at risk of losing staff.
Carrie said the county’s state aid for the department (fiscal year 26 funding level cited at $1,300,000) faces a potential 2% cut (about $40,215). She described…
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