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Finance committee backs $39,975 state grant for firefighter cancer screenings
Summary
The Annapolis Finance Committee gave a favorable recommendation to supplemental appropriation SA 2525, accepting a $39,975 state grant to provide noninvasive cancer screening for uniformed fire personnel; committee members approved forwarding the item to the full council.
The Annapolis City Council Finance Committee voted to give a favorable recommendation to supplemental appropriation SA 2525, accepting a $39,975 Maryland state grant to pay for a noninvasive cancer screening program for the city’s uniformed fire personnel.
The screening program — a portable ultrasound-based exam that checks for nine types of cancer and other conditions — was described to the committee as a preventative measure aimed at identifying disease early among firefighters. The committee chair moved to recommend approval and members voted in the affirmative.
The grant, described by staff as part of the Maryland professional…
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