Cumberland County commissioners approve multiple contracts and grant applications including bridge inspections and public‑safety funding

The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 12 approved a package of contracts, grant acceptances and capital requests that county staff said will support bridge inspections, public‑safety communications and several social‑service providers.

The actions included approval to advertise bids for refuse removal; contract awards and amendments for children and youth services and MH/IDD providers; an $80,030 agreement for annual inspections of 27 small bridges; grant acceptances including a $400,000 Local Share Account (LSA) award and a radiological emergency grant application; and a request to apply for a $130,000 Bureau of Justice Assistance supplemental grant for body‑worn camera software.

Why it matters: The approved measures fund maintenance and oversight (bridges, digital records and public safety), backfill services for vulnerable residents (MH/IDD and children/youth providers), and expand intercounty emergency communications. Several items are funded with state and federal grants that reduce near‑term county capital needs.

Key approvals and details

• Refuse removal procurement: Brent Durham asked the board to approve advertising for bids for a three‑year refuse removal contract covering roughly a dozen county locations. "I'm asking for your approval to advertise to accept bids for refuse removal services," Durham said; commissioners approved the request.

• Children and youth services: A contract with CSI Corporate Security and Investigations Inc. was approved for family‑finding and on‑demand transportation services for runaway and high‑behavioral‑health youth, to be monitored closely as a new vendor relationship.

• MAC grant for…