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Budget Adopted, County & EMS Still Talking

May 31st, 2024 by WCBC Radio

By Maryland state mandate, Allegany County had to adopt a budget for fiscal year 2025 at Thursday’s commission meeting. That budget still has a hole in funding emergency services in the county. Union representatives and county officials have been working to come to an agreement on how to move forward without loss of service or employees.  Union Representative Steve Corioni spoke during the public meeting, saying the current system is struggling to keep up with calls and making cuts would not be the way to go…

Commission President Dave Caporale tells WCBC talks continue with the Union to find a long-term answer to funding emergency services for the county…