Residents urge caution on proposed CMH conversion; commenters dispute claim state would absorb liability
Multiple residents told commissioners to slow plans to convert Community Mental Health (CMH) to an authority, arguing there is no clear evidence the state would assume financial liability; public commenters cited a Northern Lakes CMH $9 million deficit as evidence state assistance is not automatic.
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Several residents urged the board to slow or reconsider converting Ottawa County Community Mental Health (CMH) from a county department to an independent authority. Commenters asked for a thorough, publicly available cost-benefit and year-over-year financial analysis before any structural change.
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