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Local shelter group asks Ashe County for property or lease to house people during cold weather
Summary
Hope Through A Vision asked the Ashe County Board of Commissioners to help secure property or lease arrangements for a small shelter, saying the group helped 171 people over five years but lacks funding and needs municipal utilities and zoning clarity to proceed.
Michael Barr, founder and president of Hope Through A Vision, asked the Ashe County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 1 for county support to house people who lack shelter during cold weather.
"We are trying our best to do what we can to help those out there in the cold," Barr said, describing reliance on donations, church support and fundraisers. He told commissioners the group has assisted 171 people over the past five years and has spent "almost $76,000," but cannot keep up with demand as winter…
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