In addition to speaking out against a recommendation to close the Kansas Coliseum complex, Sedgwick County residents also are urging commissioners to keep full funding for the Sedgwick County Extension Service.
County manager William Buchanan’s recommended budget for next year includes a $100,000 decrease to the Extension Service, which would cut more than half of its operating budget.
Speakers have talked about how the Extension Service’s programs help families and children. “Through the 4-H program, children learn by doing,” one of the speakers, Rocky Schmied, told commissioners.
The recommended budget also includes $100,000 cuts to Exploration Place and the Sedgwick County Zoo.
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If the 4H program is such a wonderful program, why is the 4H program sponsor by the government? Where is the support from the private sector and the public? Where is the support from all those past members?
This is where it becomes interesting about human behaviors. They say that they have a need but they not want to pay for it.
As a 4H parent, we do help support the 4H programs financially. There are membership fees and the local 4H clubs have fund raisers to pay for their activities.
4H is not a “welfare” type handout from the government…it is education.
Wake up folks – Don’t stop funding for our children, there are far to many problems in our Education program’s.
Lets stop building Jails, let the Jail Population work 12 hours a day and have a bunk 12 hours a day. That way we will be using our bunks in our jails 24 hours a day. By working our Jail Population 12 hours a day maybe they were learn some work skills so they will not return.