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Local counselor urges passage of Franklin County ADAMH levy, warns services could shrink to crisis care
Summary
Linda Jacques, executive director of Concord Counseling Services, urged support for Franklin County ADAMH Issue 1, saying 75% of ADAMH funding comes from the property-tax levy and that a 0.5% increase (about $1.46 per month on a $100,000 home) would preserve non-crisis behavioral-health services.
Linda Jacques, executive director of Concord Counseling Services in Westerville, urged Upper Arlington City Council on Oct. 6 to back Franklin County’s Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health (ADAMH) levy on the November ballot, saying the board “gets 75% of their funding from this property tax, this levy.”
Jacques described Issue 1 as a 10-year levy with a proposed 0.5% increase, which she said amounts to “about $1.46 for a $100,000 home per month.” She said…
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