Hardin County adopts resolution to seek Project Safe Neighborhoods funding and authorizes wildfire grant coordination
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Summary
The court adopted Amended Resolution 9-24 to apply for an FY25 Project Safe Neighborhoods grant and authorized working with the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission to submit Community Wildfire Defense Grant applications and update the county’s CWPP.
Hardin County Commissioners Court voted Dec. 23 to adopt an amended resolution authorizing submission of a Project Safe Neighborhoods funding application and to authorize county staff to pursue wildfire-defense grants in partnership with the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission.
At the request of Sheriff Mark Davis, the court adopted Amended Resolution 9-24 to submit a FY25 Project Safe Neighborhoods grant application to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division. The motion was moved by Commissioner Chris Kirkendall and seconded by Commissioner Ernie Koch; all five members voted in favor.
The court also authorized the County Judge and the Grant Coordinator to work with the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission to submit Community Wildfire Defense Grant application(s) to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and to establish or update a Hardin County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) where applicable. That authorization passed unanimously.
Why it matters: the Project Safe Neighborhoods program funds law-enforcement efforts targeting violent crime; a Community Wildfire Defense Grant and an updated CWPP would support county wildfire planning and fuels-reduction or community-protection projects. The meeting record shows the court authorized both grant pursuits but does not list application amounts or specific project scopes in the agenda text.
Next steps: the County Judge and the Grant Coordinator will coordinate with SETRPC on applications; the court did not provide application deadlines or dollar amounts in the agenda entry.