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First Response Services Committee hears need for fire garage addition; rescue awaits $10,000 grant
Summary
Committee members received reports from fire and rescue services noting a long-term need for a garage addition to store vehicles currently kept outside, and that rescue has been approved for a $10,000 grant and is awaiting funds. Members approved last month’s minutes and adjourned.
The First Response Services Committee on Wednesday heard operational reports from local fire and rescue representatives that flagged facility needs and a pending grant.
Amber Russell, chair of the First Response Services Committee, opened the meeting and the committee approved the minutes from the previous month. "All in favor? Alright. It is set," Russell said after Linda Bruce seconded the measure.
The fire department representative told the committee that the department’s written report—distributed in the meeting packet—documents calls, response times and vehicle activity and noted there are no immediate maintenance issues. "The only needs we would have long term would be, an addition on the garage for parking vehicles that are now outside," the fire department representative said.
The rescue representative, identified in the meeting as Timmy, reported that rescue crews handled two calls during the month and that vehicles are operating normally. He said the rescue building "still needs some work done to it," describing those needs as routine upkeep such as mowing. Timmy also said the rescue service has been approved for a $10,000 grant and is "just waiting for the money to come in." Meeting participants asked whether the grant was the one discussed from Enbridge.
There was no law enforcement report; no public comments were offered. The chair then called for a motion to adjourn and closed the meeting.
The meeting record supplied summary-level operational data but did not include a timetable, cost estimate or funding plan for the garage addition, nor did it specify which department will manage construction or maintenance projects. The rescue representative reported the grant approval but did not identify a disbursement date or any conditions attached to the funds.
