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Veteran raises concerns about county use of veterans funds, warns officials of potential liability
Summary
A longtime veteran told the Thurston County Board he believes the county is improperly using veterans’ funds and contracting out services WDVA should support, alleging possible unlawful expenditures and personal liability for officials; county staff offered no substantive response during the meeting.
Terry Ballard, a 35‑year veteran and longtime veterans service officer, told the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners during public comment that the county is contracting out veteran services he said the Washington Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) is supposed to fund and that the county is improperly using the veterans emergency fund (RCW 73.08) to pay rent and administrative fees.
"Why are you contracting out of the WDVA when they're supposed to be providing you a grant for that person?" Ballard asked, saying the WDVA statute…
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