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Louisburg council directs staff to pursue "white flag" emergency shelter with limited town funding
Summary
On Jan. 14 the Louisburg Town Council voted to move forward with a plan to establish a temporary "white flag" emergency shelter, directing the town administrator to work with local churches and nonprofits and authorizing up to $1,500 per fiscal year in town expenses unless the council approves more.
The Louisburg Town Council on Jan. 14 approved a motion directing the town administrator to work with local churches and nonprofit groups to establish a "white flag" emergency shelter to provide temporary shelter during extreme weather, and set a not-to-exceed town contribution of $1,500 per fiscal year unless the council later approves additional funding.
The vote followed public comments from residents and faith leaders supporting a limited, weather-driven shelter. "The true measure of any society is how we treat the weakest among us," said Tuck Taylor, pastor of Louisburg United Methodist Church, during the public-comment period. Joyce Neff, a Louisburg resident who spoke earlier in the meeting, stressed…
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