Juniata County Commissioners met on Tuesday, and signed a letter supporting the Mifflin-Juniata Area Agency on Aging’s request for additional funding. With rising food and gas prices, the agency’s director, Chelsea Reed, urged lawmakers to pass a supplemental budget bill to sustain essential services for seniors. The agency serves 600 people in Juniata County, offering home-delivered meals, personal care, and emergency response services. Without the funding, Reed warns that services might be reduced or waitlists may begin. Reed plans to meet with State Senator Judy Ward to push for the funding. The question now is, where will the money come from? Taxpayers will, in the end of course, have to pay for it.