Cowlitz County officials note growing Veterans Relief Fund, discuss pressure to spend and possible program uses
County finance and health staff reviewed the Veterans Relief Fund, which has grown to roughly $900,000. Commissioners and staff described existing application pathways, volunteers helping veterans apply, and recurring requests to spend the balance on a coordinator or small grants; no formal policy change was approved at the meeting.
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Susie Moon, Cowlitz County finance manager, told the Board of Commissioners the first fund up for review was the Veterans Relief Fund, which receives a fraction of property tax revenue and historically is paid in April and October. Moon said the fund has grown and that most of the revenue shown in the current report is through March.
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