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Board authorizes submission and ranking of three federal/state earmark requests, amends Armona well ask after a $2M award
Summary
The board authorized staff to submit three federal FY2027 earmark requests — $10M for a Fire/OES headquarters, $5,007,000 for an Armona backup well (later amended to a $3M shortfall after a $2M award), and $8,825,000 for Armona Park revitalization — and to submit corresponding state budget requests and letters of support to listed federal and state representatives.
Alex C. Walker, administrative analyst for Kings County, presented three proposed federal fiscal year 2027 earmark (congressionally directed) funding submissions and asked the board to authorize staff to submit them and to rank their priority.
The projects Walker presented were:
- $10,000,000 for a new Kings County Fire and Office of Emergency Services (OES) headquarters to replace a facility more than 50 years old and provide a modern emergency…
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