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Alpena council approves up to $10,000 for emergency warming shelter and $5,000 for transport aid
Summary
The Alpena City Council approved up to $10,000 to support an emergency warming shelter operated by Saint Vincent de Paul at the county fairgrounds and authorized a one‑time 'Finding Your Way Home' transportation fund of up to $5,000 to help verified nonlocal individuals return home.
The Alpena City Council voted Dec. 15 to commit municipal funds to a short-term emergency warming shelter and a companion transport-assistance program. City Manager Rachel Smolinski told the council Alpena County offered the Merchants Building at the county fairgrounds to host a shelter through March 31, 2026, and Saint Vincent de Paul will operate it.
Smolinski asked council to authorize up to $10,000 from the general fund to help with shelter operations "contingent upon…
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