Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Veterans Affairs topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Veterans groups ask Benton County for use of Old Senior Citizen Building on same lease terms
Summary
Michael White, speaking for several local veterans organizations, asked the commission to offer the Old Senior Citizen Building to veterans on the same one-year $1 lease terms currently provided to the senior citizens group. The request was made during public comment; no formal action was recorded.
Representatives of Benton County veterans' organizations asked the commission during the March 17 citizens forum to consider offering the Old Senior Citizen Building to veterans under the same lease terms currently used by the senior citizens group.
Michael White, who identified himself as a veteran and as a representative for local chapters of The American Legion, Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign War, requested that veterans be offered occupancy of the building once it becomes vacant and that the lease mirror the existing one-year, $1 arrangement described in the minutes.
The request was entered as public comment; the minutes do not show a motion, formal referral to staff, or a vote on the proposal during this meeting. Commissioners later discussed veterans-related building needs in the commissioners forum, but no formal directive or timetable for action is recorded.
If the commission chooses to consider the request, the matter will require a staff report or an appearing agenda item that sets lease terms, evaluates facility suitability, and confirms any statutory or procurement constraints for county property leasing.
