What I sent to my state legislator

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In case this is helpful to anyone, here’s what I emailed my state legislator

today regarding the facility closures:

Tom,

Wow! This news is lighting up our local disability community and making us

smile!! Two State Operated Developmental Centers slated to close!!

The Governor’s Factsheet on this, however, does mention his intention to seek

Supplement Appropriations during Veto Session to help soften the blow, so to

speak, and we sincerely hope you will stand your ground! This is a meaningful

move toward rebalancing the state’s inexplicable reliance on expensive

institutional care that FEW want and that the state can’t afford anyway. Here

are the particulars I saw today. Thanks for your continuing leadership on this

issue!!!!!

Laurie

P.S. If my math is correct, this works out to $142, 350/year per resident at

ville, and $117,580/year per resident at Mabley. What an inefficient use

of limited resources!

DHS - Division of Developmental Disabilities

Closures:

ville Developmental Center

ville, IL

Residents: 196

Staff (actual): 420

Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $27.9 million

Jack Mabley Developmental Center

Dixon, Illinois

Residents: 91

Staff (actual): 163

Annualized Operational Cost: approximately $10.7 million

Savings in FY12: $14.6 million