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Plainfield explains plan to distribute roughly $95,000 in donated recovery funds after storms
Summary
City officials told residents they received more than 400 applications for donated recovery funds and have so far made $5,000 payments to funerals; donations pledged total about $95,000 (less in hand), and remaining funds will be distributed pro rata to applicants with verified receipts.
City administrators detailed how donated recovery funds and a separate city emergency appropriation will be used following recent flash floods that caused fatalities and property damage.
The administration clarified that a $5,000,000 special emergency appropriation discussed at a prior special meeting is a tax‑backed emergency fund to pay city expenses and is legally separate from private donations. Donations pledged so far total about $95,000, but administrators cautioned that the banked…
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