Committee discusses redirecting smart‑bus funds to emergency housing and loan programs
Facing a county budget shortfall, staff proposed removing a $15,000 'smart bus' line in the draft budget and repurposing parts of it (e.g., $10,000) toward emergency housing assistance and other housing supports; staff warned larger cuts will be needed to close a roughly $1.2 million gap.
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County community development staff told the committee the draft budget is being adjusted and offered options to help balance larger county shortfalls. "We had that $15,000 for the smart bus that we're not no longer supporting," Amy said, and proposed using $10,000 of that line to seed emergency housing assistance with Coulee CAP and asking for a $30,000 'home check' request (for a possible $40,000 total) if feasible.
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