HUNTINGDON, Pa. (WTAJ) — Nearly three months past the initial deadline, Pa.'s lack of a state budget has Huntingdon County thinking about the future.

Chair of the Huntingdon County Commissioners Scott Walls appreciates policy debate – but not at the expense of county government.

"I appreciate people standing up for their beliefs, but county government needs to be funded," Walls said.

He does not want a repeat of the worst budget impasse in his recent memory: 2015. Walls said the county was not in "great financial stability" at the time, so the delay forced the county's government to take out loans totaling $1.4 million.

The Huntingdon-Bedford-Fulton Area Agency on Aging is also feeling the pressure. Executive Director Connie Brode said they already have $2 million in lines of credit "p

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