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Butler County board asks Middletown council to back 2-mill levy to preserve disability services
Summary
Cassie Mattia of the Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities told the Middletown City Council the board is facing a fiscal emergency and will ask voters to approve a 2-mill levy in May to preserve services; she said rising waiver costs mean existing property-tax revenue will not cover mandated supports.
Cassie Mattia, public relations coordinator for the Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities, told the Middletown City Council on March 2 that the county board will seek a 2-mill levy on the May ballot to preserve services for people with developmental disabilities.
Mattia said the board supports about 4,300 people from birth through adulthood and operates largely on waiver funding. “About 60% of waiver funding comes from the federal government, and 40% comes from local property tax dollars,” she said, adding that…
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