New Jersey Association of Community Providers Testimony on 2012 New Jersey Budget
March 15, 2011 On February 22, 2011, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie released the proposed budget for fiscal year 2012. The budget includes plans to close the Vineland Developmental Center in Cumberland County by June 2013. In testimony at the Senate Budget Hearing on March 15, 2011, the New Jersey Assocation of Community Providers Chief Executive Officer Kim Todd thanked Governor Christie for “taking this critical first step with the closure of Vineland Developmental Center to move New Jersey forward in meeting the mandate of Olmstead, to rebalance the system to promote community inclusion and reduce New Jersey’s overreliance . . .
