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Newton County approves $15,000 for winter warming shelter after residents plead for operations support
Summary
After public pleas and a review of operations, the Newton County Board of Commissioners approved $15,000 to support a community‑run warming shelter, with commissioners saying they completed due diligence on capacity, security and use of funds.
The Newton County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to provide $15,000 for operations of a community‑run warming shelter after residents and commissioners pressed for clarity about who runs the site and how county funding would be used.
Chelsea Miller, who said her mother had been a county resident in need for more than a decade, appealed to the board during public comment, saying the center "is not a county or city ran warming center" and that the requested funds were narrowly to "keep these citizens warm through the night" so "we don't have any more deaths…
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