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Delco debates county health department amid politics and costs
Delaware County faces a split over a county health department with officials citing cost and loss of local control while observers link the push to party and poverty politics. The county already spends about 1.2 million yearly on local health officers and departments, with Chester and Upper Darby paying large shares. Local officers fear reduced local touch, while state officials note options exist to keep current boards if a county system forms.
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Delaware County
Chester
Daily Times
Upper Darby
Delco
Delaware County Planning Department
William Koenich
State Department of Health
Rob Hagarty
State Health Department
Broomall
Middletown
Springfield
Upper Chichester
Ridley
Township
Morton
Media
State Departments of Health and Environmental Resources
DER
Aston
Brookhaven
Lower Chichester
Upland
Upper Cches
Eddystone
Dennis Walls
Ruth Walls
William J. Kirby Jr
William J. Kirby Sr
Mary Buddle
Buddle
George Harris
Health Department
Boards of Health
Koenich
Robert Biela
Montco
Joan Murray
Arty