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Committee questions Department of Community Supervision over rising rents and office consolidations
Summary
Department of Community Supervision told the appropriations committee it needs additional FY27 funds to cover large rent increases and planned office consolidations after landlords declined renewals and market build-out costs rose; officials said programmatic day-reporting centers remain grant-funded.
Chair opened the Appropriations committee hearing and asked agencies to be clear about changes to the house budget and to explain any new additions. Scott Mauer, chief of staff for the Department of Community Supervision, told the committee that three circuit offices (West Georgia, Ogeechee and Mountain circuits) face substantial rent increases and that the agency is requesting approximately $726,194 to cover projected escalations and build-out costs. "This request is to address…
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