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Board authorizes letter committing 25% local match if federal storm shelter grant is awarded
Summary
Supervisors authorized the board president to sign a letter committing a 25% local match required to apply for a federal storm shelter on Harrison County's east side; the application deadline was reported as three days away and the board approved the commitment to allow filing.
A board member reported that during a recent trip to Washington, D.C., the county identified potential federal funding for a storm shelter on Harrison County's east side that requires a 25% local match. The board was asked to authorize a written commitment so the county could submit the application before the stated deadline.
"I need permission for the board to write a letter saying we will commit the 25% in the event that we receive the grant," one supervisor said, noting the county does not yet know whether it will receive the award and that state-level assistance might reduce the local share if awarded. The board moved, seconded and approved the request so the application could be submitted within the three-day deadline mentioned at the meeting.
County staff clarified that the commitment is contingent on actually receiving the federal funds and that the county would seek additional state support to reduce the local share if possible. The board approved authorizing the letter; no final funding appropriation was made at the meeting.
