“Armstrong County has closed senior centers and laid off the staff, plus ended reimbursements to foster care providers. If there’s no budget by mid-October, Westmoreland County will furlough 125 employees, including those who work at the courthouse, and reduce hours at its parks.
Northampton County is threatening to make one of the biggest impasse-induced reductions to date. If there is no state budget by Oct. 20, administrators say they plan to lay off all of their human services workers. That would be 175 of the county’s 250 staff members.”
Taxpayers could end up footing the bill as counties weigh borrowing to survive Pa. budget impasse