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Polk County emergency management outlines grants, communications upgrades and large ROI from hazard mitigation
Summary
Emergency Management requested a roughly 15% increase driven by personnel and pass‑through hazmat costs, highlighted a $51,000 hazard‑mitigation planning grant that helped unlock $23 million in projects, and described a $5 million CAD‑to‑CAD grant and communications upgrades.
AJ Maugham, director of Polk County Emergency Management, presented the commission’s FY2027 request and outlined several grant‑funded projects and regional partnerships that he said deliver strong returns for local taxpayers.
Maugham said the commission’s proposed budget is about $889,000 for FY2627, with roughly $850,000 in the general supplemental budget and $39,000 expected from the Emergency Management Performance Grant. He noted a $340,000 pass‑through in operations to fund a countywide hazardous‑materials…
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