While relief spending undecided, citizens make pleas for funds

  • Denise Bramlitt, executive director of Feed the Need of Putnam County, asks the Board of County Commissioners for federal funding to feed local students.
    Denise Bramlitt, executive director of Feed the Need of Putnam County, asks the Board of County Commissioners for federal funding to feed local students.
  • Commissioner Jeff Rawls tells residents Monday that he would like to see federal funding put back into the community.
    Commissioner Jeff Rawls tells residents Monday that he would like to see federal funding put back into the community.
  • Matt Metz, a public defender for the 7th Judicial Circuit, tells the Putnam County Board of Commissioners to spend its federal allotment on local organizations to help residents.
    Matt Metz, a public defender for the 7th Judicial Circuit, tells the Putnam County Board of Commissioners to spend its federal allotment on local organizations to help residents.
PALATKA – Nonprofit organizations dominated the requests Monday night to the Putnam County Board of Commissioners for a slice of $14 million. The board heard from people for nearly three hours, and…

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