Boone County’s Veterans Assistance Commission was created to help the 3,400 veterans in the county who need assistance. It has taken commission leaders — a 10-member board and a superintendent — months to get basic paperwork in order, obtain money to cover start-up costs and put an applicant-screening system in place.
Commission Superintendent Ashley “Dave” Davis, the paid staffer, said he expects the number of veterans served will increase quickly once the commission begins advertising and as news about the organization spreads by word-of-mouth.
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