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Ottawa County veterans services reports rising federally awarded compensation and seeks changes to burial and outreach policies
Summary
Veterans services staff told the committee their department brings large amounts of federal compensation and pension dollars into the county, reported grant spending patterns, and asked the committee to consider policy changes including burial allowance and outreach to raise take‑up of benefits.
Jason Schenkel, Ottawa County Veterans Services manager, presented department data showing a sharp rise in federal compensation and pension awards to county veterans and described spending and grant trends that he says produce economic benefits for local families.
Schenkel told the planning and policy committee that compensation and pension awards delivered more than $70 million to beneficiaries in 2023 and that the department’s work in filing claims helps bring nontaxable income to veterans and surviving family members.…
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