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Iroquois County board approves up to $10,000 local match to pursue state hazard-mitigation grant for fairgrounds siren
Summary
County emergency management sought state grant funds to install a warning siren at the county fairgrounds and the board approved committing roughly 25% (about $10,000) as a local match so staff can submit the application by the June 20 deadline.
Iroquois County emergency management officials told the county board they will apply for a state hazard-mitigation grant to install a warning siren at the county fairgrounds and the board approved committing an approximate 25% local match — about $10,000 — so the county can submit a complete application by the program’s June 20 deadline.
EMA coordinator Mister Anderson told the board the state made surplus federal mitigation funds available to counties with approved hazard-mitigation plans and projects; the siren project is one of the county’s prioritized items. He said the full Federal Signal turnkey installation he researched would cost about…
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