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Lowcountry COG asks Beaufort County for $295,000 in annual dues, highlights housing and senior services
Summary
Hank Emmonson, representing the Lowcountry Council of Governments, asked Beaufort County to fund a $295,000 annual membership request that supports regional housing programs, HOME consortium match and aging services; he said the COG leverages county dues to attract millions in state and federal grants.
Hank Emmonson, speaking for the Lowcountry Council of Governments, asked the Beaufort County Council on April 20 to continue funding the COG at the requested $295,000 level for the coming fiscal year.
Emmonson said the $295,000 request breaks down into $177,007.61 in per-capita dues (95¢ per capita), a $75,000 contribution to the HOME consortium match, and program support. He said the HOME consortium activity in Beaufort County totaled about $386,000 in projects last year and that regional HOME work helped the four-county area pull down roughly $3.6 million from HUD plus additional local…
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