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Bland County approves more than $1.3 million in appropriations, funds ambulance and firefighting gear
Summary
The Bland County Board of Supervisors on March 25 approved a series of appropriations and purchases, including a $1,141,146.10 school requisition, $89,000 for a rescue squad ambulance, $14,923.81 for SCBAs for volunteer fire departments and other grants and passthroughs.
The Bland County Board of Supervisors approved multiple appropriations and equipment purchases at its March 25 meeting, directing funds to schools, emergency services and water infrastructure.
As part of a consent agenda, the board approved the Bland County School Board's April 2025 requisition for $1,141,146.10, and approved payroll and vendor payments for February and March. The consent package was moved and approved on a unanimous roll-call vote.
Separately, the board appropriated $89,000 to the Bland County Rescue Squad to purchase a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 ambulance; the motion was moved by Keith Costello and seconded by Patrick Groseclose. The board also approved $14,923.81 from the Community Development fund to purchase new self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBAs) for the Bland and Rocky Gap Volunteer Fire Departments.
Other funding actions included a $15,000 FEMA appropriation to Bland County Public Schools to cover adult meals served during Hurricane Helene; a $16,000 general-fund appropriation to the FY25 Treasurer's budget; and approval of pass-through funds of $12,252.09 from the United Way of Southwest Virginia to the Bland Ministry Center for Hurricane disaster relief.
Finally, the board appropriated a $30,000 grant from the Mount Rogers Planning District to the FY24/25 Bland County Water Budget for replacement of a filter module at the county water treatment plant. All motions passed unanimously according to the minutes.
The minutes record motions and roll-call votes for these appropriations but do not detail procurement timelines or delivery dates for purchased equipment.
