Opposition sharpens over possible consolidation of Cumberland departments

This story has been updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.

A Cumberland County commissioner’s request last month for county staff to gather information that could lead to consolidating the county’s health and social services departments has gained opposition from the boards of those departments.

County staff presented their findings during the commissioners’ April 16 agenda meeting, drawing a crowd inside and outside the room and prompting two recesses when Vice Chair Veronica Jones spoke against the proposal…

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