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Commissioners authorize $68,000 to add 110 warm‑meal slots for senior nutrition; debate continues over long‑term funding
Summary
Union County commissioners voted to redirect $68,000 in current‑year salary savings to begin vetting and serving roughly 110 people from the senior nutrition wait list. Staff said the short‑term expansion would cost about $254,000 annually and that a sustainable funding source would need to be identified during the next budget cycle.
The Board of Commissioners voted on Jan. 21 to direct staff to use about $68,000 in current‑year salary savings to begin vetting and delivering warm meals to up to 110 people on the Union County Senior Nutrition program waiting list.
During a presentation, Senior Nutrition staff (identified in the transcript as Debbie and Janet Payne) told commissioners the program currently serves about 326 active clients and that 572 people were listed as waiting in December 2024. Staff said the program could add 110 warm‑meal clients in the short term using existing personnel for eligibility verification and delivery verification. The one‑time cost for the remainder of the current fiscal year was estimated at about $68,000; continuing that expanded service would cost an estimated…
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