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Onslow County approves volunteer fire department contract and highest-ever funding level of about $8 million
Summary
The board approved terms of a contract to provide financial assistance to nonprofit volunteer fire departments and funding levels that county staff said total about $8 million; departments must return signed contracts with excluded-asset lists acceptable to the county manager by May 15, 2025.
Onslow County commissioners on May 5 approved terms of a contract and the funding levels (as shown in a closed spreadsheet) for nonprofit volunteer fire departments, with staff saying the package represents the highest level of county funding ever provided to those departments — approximately $8,000,000.
County staff described a multi-stakeholder negotiation process that included volunteer fire chiefs and three board members. Mr.…
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