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Commissioners debate use of $27,000 left from Texas Township storm relief; vice chair moves funds into county disaster pot
Summary
Kalamazoo County commissioners debated whether to honor Texas Township's request to use about $27,000 for private‑property homeowner relief or to pool it for future governmental disaster response. Vice Chair Taylor moved to place the funds into a county disaster relief pot; the Committee of the Whole took an informal show‑of‑hands and will bring the matter for formal action Sept. 16.
The board opened discussion Sept. 2 about roughly $27,000 remaining from the county’s allocation for Texas Township’s tornado recovery. Texas Township Supervisor Joanne O’Rourke told the board earlier in public comment that the township has received $1.8 million in homeowner requests while only $300,000 remained in a local pool and asked that the remaining county funds be made available for private‑property need.
Arguments and motion: Commissioners…
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