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Wayne County veterans director says state miscalculation slashes grant; county may consider budget adjustment
Summary
Wayne County Director of Veterans Affairs Randy Walker told commissioners a state recalculation cut the county’s expected veterans grant from about $821,500 to $304,000, leaving the county without funds to assist peacetime veterans for the remainder of the fiscal year and prompting discussion of a possible county budget adjustment.
Randy Walker, director of Wayne County Veterans Affairs, told commissioners the county faced a large cut to its annual state veterans grant after a statewide recalculation. Walker said he was told in September the county would receive about $821,500; state officials later notified the county the correct allotment is $304,000.
“We’ve already spent 304,000. So what that means right now, we can’t help any peacetime veterans,” Walker said. He described purchases and expenses already covered by the grant, including $200,000 in Meyer food cards and assistance for utilities and burials.
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