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Buckingham board accepts EMS grants; debate over county match for equipment purchases
Summary
The board accepted a no‑match Rescue Squad Assistance Fund award of $9,563.20 and approved applying for a 50/50 matching grant (state share $22,848.28) to help purchase LUCAS compression devices and powered stretchers; supervisors discussed funding the local match from general fund reserves.
Buckingham County staff told the board on Feb. 10 that the county had been awarded $9,563.20 from the Rescue Squad Assistance Fund that requires no local match; staff requested appropriation to reimburse operating expenses already incurred and the board approved the appropriation.
Separately, staff described a state 50/50 matching grant program under which the…
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