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EDA approves $14,186 payment from United Way donations to reimburse hurricane recovery materials
Summary
The Montgomery County EDA approved a $14,186.24 reimbursement to New River Building Supply under a memorandum of understanding with United Way of Southwest Virginia to support one owner‑occupied home’s Hurricane Helene recovery; the funds come from a $19,000 donation pool and remaining funds will stay in the EDA account for future eligible requests.
The Montgomery County Economic Development Authority voted to approve a reimbursement of $14,186.24 to New River Building Supply after a staff presentation on a memorandum of understanding with the United Way of Southwest Virginia.
Speaker 2, the staff presenter identified in the transcript, said the MOU governs private donations collected after Hurricane Helene and allows the EDA to pass funds through to contractors or suppliers rather than to individual homeowners. The request approved by the board covers materials and supplies for repairs to one owner‑occupied single‑family home along the New River that met United Way eligibility rules.
Speaker 2 said the $14,186.24 amount would come out of an approximately $19,000 fund established from the donations; he described the United Way’s citizen recovery program as a formal vetting process that confirmed the applicant’s need and that invoices would be reviewed before payment. “We would request approval for a $14,000 check,” Speaker 2 said when summarizing the request (transcript). The presenter said this is the first application from the locality to reach this stage and that awards are effectively first‑come, first‑served.
Board members asked whether additional donations were expected; Speaker 2 said no further United Way donations were anticipated and that other state and regional disaster relief funds also exist. After discussion, the board moved and approved the memorandum allowing the EDA to process the reimbursement.
The board’s action was procedural: it authorizes staff to process the vendor reimbursement from funds already appropriated to the EDA. The transcript shows the board approved the motion by oral vote.
What happens next: staff will process payment to New River Building Supply after invoice review and continue to accept and vet additional eligible requests while funds remain available.
