1/31/17
by News Department on 01/31/17Leaders question possible closure...
Senator David G. Argall and Representative Jerry Knowles testified at Monday’s public hearing hosted by the Department of Human Services regarding the proposed closure of the Hamburg State Center. Argall and Knowles stated their concerns for the residents of the state center.
Knowles noted that during the upcoming budget deliberations, nothing should be considered off the table.
Argall and Knowles both challenged the department not to rush through the process and listen to the needs and concern of every family member with a loved one at Hamburg State Center.
Argall asked the department to weigh in on several issues regarding the proposed closure, including why the department chose Hamburg State Center instead of other state centers, a detailed timeline of upcoming events, how properties of other closed state centers have been repurposed and utilized and why Hamburg State Center was not closed in prior rounds of cuts.
