Garrett County accepts $525,000 USDA grant to buy $721,824 vacuum truck

GARRETT COUNTY, Md. — The Garrett County Board of Commissioners voted July 7 to accept a $525,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to purchase a vacuum truck that will cost $721,824, county staff said.

County staff member Mister Noll told commissioners the county will provide a budgeted match of $196,824. "This vacuum truck is, cost $721,824. We're receiving a grant through USDA for $525,000 and we have a match of $196,824 which has been budgeted," Noll said during the meeting.

The board moved to approve a resolution accepting the federal grant and funding the local match; the motion passed on a voice vote, recorded in the meeting as "Aye." The transcript does not record a roll-call tally or the names of the motion maker and seconder.

The grant will cover the majority of the purchase price; commissioners did not discuss where in the county budget the $196,824 match was allocated beyond Noll's statement that it has been budgeted. No further implementation details, delivery timelines, or department assignments were provided in the meeting record.

Votes at a glance from the July 7 meeting: - Agenda amended and approved (motion and second; approved by mutual consent). - Minutes of the prior meeting approved (motion and second; approved by mutual consent). - Resolution to accept $525,000 USDA grant for a vacuum truck with a $196,824 county match — approved (voice vote: "Aye").

What the meeting record shows is limited to the motion, the staff cost breakdown, and the board's approval. The transcript does not specify vendor, delivery date, department responsible for operating the truck, or a detailed funding line-item; those details were not provided at the meeting.