bookmark_borderMontgomery County Budget

The Montgomery County Commissioners Thursday received a proposed $389.7 million 2016 budget.

Some of the new costs the county will incur in 2016 include:
• A $3.2 million increase in prison health care costs
• $2.6 million in increased debt service costs
• $1.3 million increased debt costs for the aggressive infrastructure repair of county roads and bridges
• $500,000 in interest costs for the emergency radio purchase program
• $300,000 in initial costs associated with the failed Logan Square investment in 2010 with more to come
• $1 million for an arbitration award to county correctional officers

bookmark_borderSafe Sleep and SIDS

Norristown, PA — About 3,500 U.S. infants die suddenly and unexpectedly each year. These deaths are often referred to as Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID). Although the causes of death in many of these children can’t be explained, most occur while the infant is sleeping in an unsafe sleeping environment.

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