Tim Murray, the newly elected York Township supervisor, asked the Village of Lombard’s Board of Trustees on Nov. 6 to support increased local food assistance after a federal SNAP disruption and reports of low inventories at DuPage County food pantries.

Murray said the township’s supervisor’s office is set up to provide food-distribution logistics — trucks, forklifts and staff — and detailed the conversion of SNAP-supported meals into pantry demand, telling the board that SNAP typically supplies a much larger volume of meals than a local pantry can by itself. “SNAP takes care of 9 meals to food pantry taking care of 1 meal,” Murray said, summarizing the scale challenge.

He said York Township’s pantry serves roughly a half-million-dollar annual program (funding comes from donations and township support) and that the township contributes manpower and infrastructure. Murray told trustees that the township has seen substantial local volunteer interest in recent days and encouraged residents to donate or volunteer through York Township’s website (yorktwsp.com). He cited an internal SNAP-recipient figure of about 5,000 recipients in York Township and noted that many recipients support multiple household members.

Trustees asked clarifying questions about how residents can help and about the township’s existing partnerships. Murray said the township coordinates with local pantries, faith-based providers and the Northern Illinois Food Bank; he described how monetary donations leverage bulk purchasing power at the food bank. He also said the township’s general-assistance allocation is roughly $70,000 and that if general-assistance funds are exhausted, statutes require drawing on operating funds and then highway funds to continue assistance.

Speakers

- Tim Murray, York Township Supervisor (first reference: 00:18:17)
- Trustee Patrick Egan (question about SNAP recipient counts, first reference: 00:25:00)
- Trustee LaVec / other trustees who expressed appreciation and noted coordination with village staff (first reference: 00:31:40)

Authorities

- type: "other", name/description: "York Township general assistance policy/statute (general assistance priority described by speaker)", referenced_by:["00:31:40"]

Clarifying details

- SNAP recipients in York Township: speaker cited ~5,000 recipients (interpreted by speaker as households).
- York Township pantry budget: speaker estimated "right in the half-million area", with the township contributing about half of that total through donations and township funds.
- Township general assistance allocation: speaker cited about $70,000 currently budgeted.

Community relevance

- Geographies: York Township; Village of Lombard; DuPage County
- Impact groups: Residents relying on SNAP, pantry clients, volunteers and donors
- Funding sources: Donations, township funds, Northern Illinois Food Bank partnerships

Provenance

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