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Local recovery group outlines long-term Elk fire rebuilding effort
Summary
A volunteer long-term recovery group told the Riverside School District board it has coordinated case management, temporary housing and repaired occupancy for dozens of families after the Elk fire, while citing challenges with asbestos testing, insurance and fragmented federal/state support.
Dick Zener, a local community member, told the Riverside School District board the Spokane Region Long-Term Recovery Group has worked for more than two years to help residents left without adequate support after the Elk fire.
Zener described an early effort to organize volunteer case management and to charter a 501(c)(3) so the group could accept charitable funds. "Once we got the 501(c)(3), that opened the door" to larger grants and donations, he said, adding that faith-based organizations and Mennonite volunteer crews have provided much of the on-the-ground labor.
Zener said roughly 177 primary residences in the Riverside area were affected and that the group helped provide winterized…
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