The Gilliam County Court has given $5,000 to help residents in distress after sub-zero temperatures in January caused pipes to break and heating bills to skyrocket.
Kari Keown, who volunteers with the Arlington Church of the Nazarene, told the county court that people in mobile homes were hit particularly hard during the cold snap. Those affected the most seemed to be the people that reside in the mobile home park by the Arlington School.
Keown told the court that people in the mobile home park were living in extremely poor conditions, that many had no water and that the trailers were frigid cold as they have little insulation.
In Condon, Kolona Marin told the court that people who were already on fixed incomes and who were experiencing food insecurity now had to find ways to pay high heating bills. Marin oversees the Condon Food Pantry and said that people need additional support due to the extreme temperatures.
Responding to the concerns for safety of citizens, the county court agreed to provide an additional $5,000 in support to its $10,000 fund for emergencies – such as people experiencing homelessness or a crisis like the recent deep freeze.
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