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County veterans officer outlines modest budget increases, reports jump in VA awards
Summary
Faith, Winneshiek County's veterans-affairs representative, briefed supervisors on small line-item budget increases and reported GDX figures showing a year-over-year rise in VA compensation and pension payments to county residents.
Faith, representing Winneshiek County Veterans Affairs, told supervisors on Dec. 22 the office will ask the board to acknowledge a handful of small budget adjustments and highlighted recent increases in benefits flowing to county veterans.
"We have not asked for any increases in the last 12 years," Faith said while explaining proposed line-item changes that together sum to $2,555 in the current draft: $55 for veteran software, $500 for newspaper advertising, $1,000 for mileage…
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