Board warns $8.5 million proposed cut could imperil senior programs

Karen Winkowski, speaking for the Harford County Office on Aging, told the Advisory Board that federal funding reductions and a Department of Legislative Services review have produced a recommendation that could remove $8.5 million from the Senior Care budget in the Maryland Department of Aging. "Additionally, there is a pending budget cut of $8.5M to the Senior Care Budget recommended by the Department of Legislative Services Review of the Maryland Department on Aging budget," Winkowski said, and she and colleagues are communicating with legislators and lobbyists to try to avert the reduction.