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Commissioners hear positive reports from Red Cross shelter at Eastside Church amid wildfire smoke
Summary
Officials and commissioners reported that a Red Cross shelter at Eastside Church is providing improved accommodations for evacuees compared with another facility; the board praised relief efforts and noted most shelter residents remained at work during the day.
Chair (speaker 1) reported visiting the Red Cross shelter at Eastside Church and said shelter conditions appeared to be improved compared with other facilities. He told the board most people he spoke with said the accommodations at Eastside Church were more comfortable than those at Carrie Foster Hall.
A commissioner who also visited the shelter said they observed about 15 of 16 people were at work during his visit and praised the shelter staff. Commissioners expressed relief that evacuees were being cared for, and the board used the update to note ongoing wildfire impacts in the county and to pray for responders.
