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Commissioners approve $582,473 state grant agreement to fund two ambulances for Greencastle Rescue Hose Co.
Summary
Franklin County commissioners voted to serve as the municipal applicant for a Pennsylvania Local Share Account grant that will fund two ambulances for the Greencastle Rescue Hose Company for $582,473; county staff said no county match is required.
Franklin County commissioners on Feb. 5 approved an agreement for the county to act as the municipal applicant for a Pennsylvania Local Share Account grant to purchase two ambulances for the Greencastle Rescue Hose Company at a total cost of $582,473.
The county's staff member Carrie Kenny told the board the county must be the applicant because the grant program is administered to municipalities by the state Department of Community and Economic Development, and that the arrangement would allow Greencastle Rescue Hose Company to be the subrecipient. "No general funds or any kind of match is necessary," Kenny said during the presentation.
Why it matters: The purchase will increase emergency medical transport capacity in Greencastle, and the county's role as applicant allows the volunteer fire/EMS company to access state funding it cannot directly apply for as a nonprofit.
Commissioners moved and seconded approval; the board then voted in favor. The motion was recorded as passing. No dissent or abstention was recorded on the meeting transcript.
The county did not identify a local match, ongoing maintenance costs, or delivery timeline during the presentation; staff said the county's role is primarily to connect the subrecipient to the state funding and administer the grant as the municipality of record.
