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Committee urges finance review of county-funded fire training prop proposed for West Yarmouth
Summary
Committee members asked for a formal finance committee review after learning the county secured a nearly $750,000 FEMA grant to build a fire training prop near West Yarmouth; officials said an intermunicipal agreement and insurance/indemnification language are in development to protect the town.
During new business the Finance Committee discussed a county proposal to locate a fire training prop adjacent to West Yarmouth Fire Station 3 after a Cape Cod Times report. Bob (town staff) summarized the history: the county applied for and received FEMA funding to replace part of the old Cape Cod training academy and sought a more central Cape location for a training prop. He said the county’s grant is "at a close to 750,000, and they had to put up a little less than a 100,000 for their match."
Committee members pressed for Finance Committee involvement and details on operations, maintenance (O&M) costs, and liability protections before the project proceeds.…
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