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Blair County Commissioners approve hazard-mitigation grant extension, county contracts and small housing repair payout
Summary
Blair County Commissioners on Aug. 7 approved an extension to a 2019 federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program award, extended the county's hazard mitigation planning contract for another year and authorized several social-services contracts and a small housing repair payout.
Blair County Commissioners on Aug. 7 approved an extension to the federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and a one-year extension to the county's hazard mitigation planning contract, along with several routine county contracts and a small housing-repair payout.
The most substantive action was approval of a one-year extension for the federal fiscal year 2019 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). County staff requested the period of performance be changed from Aug. 5, 2025, to Aug. 5, 2026, and to authorize Mark Taylor to sign the grant paperwork. A county staff member explained the grant already lists Taylor as the signatory; commissioners voted to approve the extension and authorize his signature.
Commissioners also approved an amendment to a professional services agreement between the county Department of Emergency…
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