http://www.chestertownspy.com/2009/11/budgeteers-kill-upper-shore-again/ All the news we have time for Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:46:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.chestertownspy.com/2009/11/budgeteers-kill-upper-shore-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2571 John Sutton Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:56:01 +0000 http://www.chestertownspy.com/?p=7682#comment-2571 The decision to uphold the closure of Upper Shore is a mistake! The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene only came up the with alternative services plan when the employees of Upper Shore and elected officials (county and delegation) fought back against the closure. Had that not happened there would have been no enhancements to community resources. It is appalling that this decision to close Upper Shore pitted the community providers against the hospital. The real issue is the care of a vulnerable population in our state. Facilities and outpatient providers are both needed and should have worked together for the good of the population they serve. In these devastating economic times shouldn't the needs and welfare of people take presidence over buying land and embellishing stadiums which are still relatively new? Shouldn't the general assembly have had a say in the closure of a state facility? Don't we as taxpayers have a right to say if we want our tax dollars paid to Delaware to care for our mentally ill population while terminating state employees and adding to the unemployment rate in a county where finding another job will be almost impossible? Kudos to Comptroller Franchot for admitting he was wrong and for trying to right that wrong! The decision to uphold the closure of Upper Shore is a mistake! The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene only came up the with alternative services plan when the employees of Upper Shore and elected officials (county and delegation) fought back against the closure. Had that not happened there would have been no enhancements to community resources. It is appalling that this decision to close Upper Shore pitted the community providers against the hospital. The real issue is the care of a vulnerable population in our state. Facilities and outpatient providers are both needed and should have worked together for the good of the population they serve. In these devastating economic times shouldn’t the needs and welfare of people take presidence over buying land and embellishing stadiums which are still relatively new? Shouldn’t the general assembly have had a say in the closure of a state facility? Don’t we as taxpayers have a right to say if we want our tax dollars paid to Delaware to care for our mentally ill population while terminating state employees and adding to the unemployment rate in a county where finding another job will be almost impossible? Kudos to Comptroller Franchot for admitting he was wrong and for trying to right that wrong!

]]> http://www.chestertownspy.com/2009/11/budgeteers-kill-upper-shore-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2550 steve payne Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:49:52 +0000 http://www.chestertownspy.com/?p=7682#comment-2550 Maybe thy could get some help from DOD or backing at least. I heard on the radio that getting mental help for returning soldiers in rural areas is a problem for VA and the soldiers. Maybe thy could get some help from DOD or backing at least. I heard on the radio that getting mental help for returning soldiers in rural areas is a problem for VA and the soldiers.

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