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Environmental court seeks $60,839 to staff new foundation aiding elderly property owners
Summary
Judge Dandridge asked the subcommittee for $60,839.34 to fund a part-time assistant for the newly formed Shelby County Environmental Court Foundation, which used ARPA funding in a pilot to help 32 residents bring properties into compliance.
Judge Dandridge described a new Shelby County Environmental Court Foundation intended to help indigent or elderly residents make modest repairs so properties can comply with code and exit court. He told the subcommittee that a pilot funded with ARPA helped 32 individuals and that the foundation is a 501(c)(3) intended to expand that work.
Dandridge asked for a part-time assistant to start the foundation and said the initial ask totals $60,839.34; he said the position would also assist traffic court functions that produce most of the revenue for environmental court. He told commissioners the foundation aims to reduce contempt and fines that do not address underlying repair needs, and agreed to submit written documentation of the request as requested by Commissioner Ryan.
