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Wayne County staff report rise in veterans served amid state grant cuts; commissioners ask about funding for peacetime veterans
Summary
County staff presented two veterans outreach reports covering Oct. 1, 2023–Sept. 30, 2024 and Oct. 1, 2024–May 31, 2025. They reported expanded service reach, significant state funding reductions and staff proposals to increase local millage or rely on nonprofits to cover peacetime veterans.
Kanele Johnson, interim director of the Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services, presented two veterans outreach reports and introduced Jeffrey Devereaux, the new Wayne County Veterans Services deputy director, at the Committee on Seniors and Veterans Affairs meeting. Johnson said staff forwarded reports covering Oct. 1, 2023–Sept. 30, 2024 and Oct. 1, 2024–May 31, 2025 and asked if there were questions before moving on to the next fiscal year.
The reports detail use of multiple funds and program activity. Staff said the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Fund and burial fund expenditures through May 31, 2025 totaled $575,652.10. The County Veterans Service Fund (CVSF) grant award for the previous fiscal year was $745,577; staff reported using…
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