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Seneca County proclamation marks Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month as Opportunity Center outlines privatization and rising costs
Summary
Seneca County commissioners proclaimed March 2026 Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and heard Opportunity Center representatives describe privatization of adult day services, growing demand for early-intervention and school placements, and state-driven rate increases straining local budgets.
Seneca County commissioners on March 10 proclaimed Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and heard a presentation from the county Opportunity Center about recent program changes, growing demand and mounting cost pressures.
Lou Hurst of the Opportunity Center told commissioners the county completed privatization of its adult day program late last year, with private providers such as Preferred Pathways taking over most clients and leasing county-owned space. "The state drives the rate and sets the rate. We have to pay what that rate is," Hurst said, describing how statewide rate increases for direct support professionals and residential care have driven up local costs.
Hurst said early-intervent…
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