Requests for county funding of shelters for animals and people were eyebrow-raising for Allen County Commissioner Dick Works Tuesday morning.
Faith House, a shelter for homeless people in Chanute, asked for assistance of $3,000. Board member Art Chapman proposed the county provide $50,000 to Allen County Animal Rescue Facility in LaHarpe.
“I have a hard time balancing” the requests, Works said, as commissioners spent another session hearing requests for funding from the county’s 2012 budget.
Chapman said ACARF owed $135,000 on a $150,000 personal loan…
ACARF seeking $50k from county
