Outside agency funding cuts
Summary
Staff recommended zeroing out EDC, Hands Clinic and Boys & Girls Club funding. Townsend and Leet pushed back hard — Leet noted Hands Clinic delivers $10 in care per $1 and the Boys & Girls Club serves 2,500 kids daily. Final decisions come in the afternoon sessions.
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Last discussed Jul 10, 2026.
Impact analysis
Roughly $1 million-plus in outside agency funding at stake, including the EDC's $325,000 and Hands Clinic's $500,000.
Funding decisions affect uninsured patients, at-risk youth, and the county's job-creation pipeline.
Agencies' clients could lose services — or county taxpayers could carry costs if clinics close and ER usage and Medicaid rolls rise.
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