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Ottawa County veterans office highlights outreach, rising federal VA spending and staffing questions
Summary
Director Jason Shinkle told county commissioners his office launched a 'Legacy Link' outreach to assisted-living sites and said federal VA spending for county residents rose sharply; commissioners pressed on staffing and asked for a county-level breakdown of VA spending types.
Jason Shinkle, director of Ottawa County veteran services, updated the Board of Commissioners on outreach work and federal benefit flows, saying his office has begun a program called Legacy Link to bring veterans services into assisted-living facilities and senior centers. He said the effort included a Nov. visit to Waterford Place that combined a presentation, social time and one-on-one follow-ups with residents and surviving family members.
Shinkle told commissioners his office has five staff members and that…
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