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5 <br /> DSS is currently paying for 20 rooms using a combination of County Emergency Assistance funds <br /> and the funding from the Town of Chapel Hill, although this number does fluctuate from day to <br /> day. The cost of the rooms is approximately $2,000 per night. As of August 22, 2025, a total of <br /> approximately$83,000 has been expended. Funding identified for this purpose will be exhausted <br /> shortly, and residents staying at the hotel have been informed that the last day of funded hotel <br /> stays is August 29. <br /> Of the residents currently at the hotel, 13 have Housing Choice Vouchers. Eight of those residents <br /> have identified housing and are only waiting for the landlord to make the units available. Five are <br /> actively searching for housing. Of the seven residents without a Housing Choice Voucher, one <br /> owns their unit at Camelot Village and intends to return while the remaining six are actively <br /> searching for housing. Some are waiting for approval of other benefits. <br /> The County has received $83,462 in Community Giving Fund donations for Chantal recovery. <br /> These funds will be jointly administered by the County and the three municipalities, with the <br /> County acting as fiscal agent. Temporary housing and other supports to reestablish housing may <br /> be an appropriate use of these funds. As this intergovernmental group forms, this abstract <br /> transfers up to $20,000 from the Social Justice Reserve to the Department of Social Services to <br /> support residents displaced by Tropical Storm Chantal to extend temporary housing or to establish <br /> new housing. This would include apartment application fees, security deposits, and essential <br /> household items and furniture. <br /> Eligibility for this funding will follow the current guidelines. Recipients must be County residents <br /> earning up to 200% of the poverty level who have experienced displacement from their primary <br /> residence due to impacts from Tropical Storm Chantal. Qualifying income in dollars would be <br /> $31,300 for a single person or$64,300 for a family of four. <br /> Travis Myren made the following presentation: <br /> Slide #1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Bridge Funding for Residents Displaced by <br /> Tropical Storm Chantal <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> Business Meeting <br /> August 26, 2025 <br />