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Johnson County approves $25,000 for hotel vouchers to cover overflow cold‑weather shelter needs
Summary
The board unanimously approved reallocating up to $25,000 from general fund reserves to Project 10 20 for hotel/motel vouchers to house people when the county shelter is at capacity; officials and service providers said the funding is a short-term, life‑saving measure while longer-term housing solutions continue.
The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 15 voted unanimously to reallocate up to $25,000 from general fund reserves to Project 10 20 to pay for hotel and motel vouchers for overflow cold‑weather shelter needs.
County staff described the request as a short‑term response to disruptions in federal homelessness funding and to nights when the county’s seasonal shelter reaches capacity. County staff said Project 10 20 has already incurred more than $9,300 in hotel costs this season and that any unused funds would be returned to the county at…
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