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Reno County authorizes director to submit letter of intent for federal wildfire mitigation funds
Summary
The commission authorized Emergency Management Director Adam Weiser to submit a June 10 letter of intent for FMAG mitigation funding (75% federal / 25% local cost-share), opening potential funding for defensible-space and building-materials projects while reserving final approval for the commission.
On May 31 the Reno County Commission voted to authorize Emergency Management Director Adam Weiser to submit a letter of intent (LOI) to the state seeking mitigation funds tied to a previous fire management assistance grant (FMAG). Weiser told commissioners the county's suppression costs from the March complex fire exceeded the individual threshold and that mitigation funding could offset future risk.
Weiser said the LOI is due June 10 and described eligible projects as including…
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