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Swansea board accepts three grants and authorizes up to $21,000 for fire station design
Summary
The Select Board voted to accept three unanticipated grants for Wickham Hall, FEMA disaster reimbursements and a rail-trail safety project and authorized up to $21,000 for site design and permitting for a new fire station.
The Swansea Select Board voted unanimously to accept three sources of unanticipated funds and authorized the interim town administrator to sign a contract for site design and permitting work on the town's planned fire station.
The board opened a public hearing on three grants: $25,000 from the Peter and Johnson Trust to benefit Wickham Hall; $407,951.60 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for 2023 disaster expenses; and $51,250 from the Vanetta Hack Alliance for rail-trail safety crossing improvements on Matthews Road. Mark, a Select Board member, moved to accept the receipts and expend the funds; the motion passed with board assent after the public hearing.
The action put new, restricted dollars into…
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