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Veteran and nonprofit volunteer urges Denton County to finalize ILA so federal funds reach SPAN and Meals on Wheels
Summary
A retired naval officer and nonprofit volunteer asked the court to complete an interlocal agreement to route federal funding to SPAN, Meals on Wheels, and other local providers facing service gaps.
Ernest Lineberger, a retired naval officer and long-time volunteer with local nonprofits, told Denton County Commissioners Court on April 29 that county action on an interlocal agreement is needed to route federal funding to SPAN and other meal and transportation providers serving seniors and veterans.
Lineberger said he serves on boards for SPAN and Meals on Wheels of Denton County and noted the recent closure of Love Packs of Denton. "Your help is urgently needed in the matter of an ILA for federal funding designated for SPAN that requires your attention," he told the court. He asked the commissioners to facilitate the federal funds that he said have been directed to meet local needs.
Lineberger also described the services SPAN provides, including on-call transportation for veterans to the VA hospital and transport for dialysis and grocery trips. He said Meals on Wheels has seniors on a waiting list and that he personally began a monthly donation to help remove one person from a waiting list.
The speaker framed the county's role as steward for passing federal resources to local providers but did not provide legal citations or the ILA text in the public comment. The court acknowledged the remark and accepted the public comment as part of the agenda's items-not-on-the-agenda public comments; no formal action or vote was recorded during the public comment segment.
