“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try, you get what you need.”
This week, the County Council proposed restoring $10,000 to the Orcas Rec program, and $5,000 to the Lopez Youth programs. This is great news, considering all funding to these groups was planned to be cut.
The revised budget also includes $25,000, reinstated for Senior Transport, and $48,964 for a Juvenile Probation Officer.
The Agricultural Resources Committee coordinator position would also be continued at $35,000.
For all the complaints about a “do-nothing” council that I hear, what is true is that the council and the County Administrator, Pete Rose, make every attempt to respond to citizen concerns. Go to the council web pages for further details, www.sanjuanco.com.
Bravo, fellow citizens, for standing up for these programs.
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