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Baker County approves $1.5 million generator grant for McKinney Elementary to strengthen storm sheltering
Summary
The Baker County commission unanimously accepted a $1.5 million reimbursement grant to install a generator and related infrastructure at McKinney Elementary, enabling the school to shelter special-needs and general-population residents during major storms; the board asked staff to begin an RFP and flagged maintenance funding as unresolved.
Baker County commissioners voted Dec. 17 to accept a $1,500,000 reimbursement grant to install a standby generator and associated infrastructure at McKinney Elementary, county staff said.
Miss Sarah, county staff, and emergency management presenter Mister Blanchard told the board the grant is the second phase of a hardening project that already included window upgrades and would allow the cafeteria and adjacent wings to operate as a temporary shelter that could…
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