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Council hears rising food pantry demand, SNAP uncertainty; volunteers praised
Summary
Council and staff reported increasing food pantry demand and volunteer reliance; County Commissioner David Presler warned SNAP funding uncertainty and recent cyberattacks in a similarly sized county, urging enhanced cybersecurity measures.
During staff reports and council discussion on Nov. 4, members and staff described rising demand at the Waterville food pantry and stressed reliance on volunteers to sustain operations.
Councilmember Jennifer Grobe said the food pantry is serving an increasing number of clients, noting drives have run out of stocked food boxes and that service runs twice monthly with volunteers packing on Tuesdays and Thursdays and distributing on Sundays. County Commissioner David Presler updated the council on county-level concerns including preliminary levy notices and said that Mower County experienced 28 cyberattacks, costing that county over $1 million, which he cited as a reason for Waterville to consider enhanced cybersecurity protections. Administrator Hill recognized staff and volunteers and noted increased demand for food boxes and that blueprints for the new building were recently acquired.
