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Veterans advisory committee asks city to fund caseworker, transportation and memorial repairs
Summary
The Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee presented four recommendations to council including hiring at least one trained caseworker for veterans, addressing transportation gaps to VA facilities, repairing the county veterans memorial and seeking county financial support.
Members of the Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee told the San Marcos City Council on July 1 that veterans in the city and Hays County face unmet needs for case management, transportation and memorial maintenance and urged the council to support four specific recommendations.
Joseph Rodriguez, a committee member and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, outlined the committee’s top recommendation: fund at least one trained caseworker specializing in veteran issues to centralize communication among area non‑profits, providers and county and university…
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