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Board notes $1M USDA award for Montvale School, $35,016 DHS grant for EMS and honors long‑time EMS medical director
Summary
Supervisors announced a $1,000,000 USDA Rural Facilities grant for Montvale School, approved a $35,016 state homeland security grant for Fire & EMS on the consent agenda, and recognized Dr. Leonard Cohen for 40 years as Bedford County's operational medical director; a $1.3M BRWA sewer grant was also reported as pending in Congress.
The Bedford County Board of Supervisors used its Nov. 22 meeting for several announcements and recognitions, including grant awards and community acknowledgments.
On the consent agenda the board approved a resolution to submit, accept and appropriate a $35,016 State Homeland Security Program grant from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management to support Bedford County Fire and EMS operations. Mr. Hess presented the single consent item and the board…
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