Warming center Public Comment from Mary KuennenAimee Brunckhorst
From: Mary Kuennen <mrkuennen@icloud.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 3:06 PM
To: Kalispell Meetings Public Comment
Subject: EXTERNAL Warming center
I am glad to hear you are delaying a vote on the warming center and hope the concerns can be successfully addressed. I
am a volunteer on the American Red Cross Disaster Action Team for the Flathead Valley and we need a safe place for
people to go when they are temporarily homeless following a home or apartment fire. We try to refer people to a variety
of places for help, but other sources of temporary housing such as Samaritan House or Peggy's House are almost always
full. I have known of families who live in their vehicles during the summer months, but this is a miserable existence
during the cold months. The warming center fills a vital need in our community for more people than you realize!
Mary Kuennen
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