Commissioners table plan to route donations through Community Foundation for apartment-fire relief

Mar 18, 2025

After a March fire that displaced dozens at Community Crossing, the county discussed using a Community Foundation-managed fund to speed aid but tabled the agreement pending more review of accounting, governance and disbursement rules.

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County emergency management staff told commissioners a fire at Community Crossing displaced roughly 39 residents and damaged 13 units that will not be habitable for at least two months. Emergency Management Director Wade Walling described sheltering work with the Red Cross and local churches and urged a quicker way to deliver donated aid.

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