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Board reviews ambulance allotment cap, grants and other administrative requests
Summary
The board discussed an ambulance resolution authorizing up to $300,000 in additional allotment if needed, a fire department funding request (amount not specified), vehicle disposal and grant applications including a proposed $300,000 DCED watershed grant for Burgdo Park.
During caucus the township manager reviewed several finance and grant-related items that the board will take up at the business meeting or that require follow-up documentation.
Ambulance allotment: The manager asked that a resolution be kept on file authorizing up to $300,000 in additional allotment for the ambulance service this year if needed. He clarified the $300,000 figure is a cap and that the actual amount drawn—if any—could be smaller. "It could be 50,000, it could be 20,000, could be 100," the manager said; he added he did not foresee the full $300,000 being necessary.
Fire department and vehicle disposal: The manager said the fire company requested additional allotment to finish a building project; the dollar amount was not provided in caucus and will be supplied at the business meeting. The highway department intends to put the township’s 2008 International recycling truck out to bid for disposal.
Grants and capital projects: The manager said staff signed a grant for a lieutenant and referenced an application for a DCED (or DCNR/DCED referenced) grant for the Fury Road Dog Park. He also said the township would make a $300,000 application for a watershed restoration and protection grant for Burgdo Park’s stream bank restoration; the manager noted the township would receive MS4 permit credit for the pollution‑reduction plan if the project is executed.
Administrative items: CADC event-space bids open May 20 and the manager expects a recommendation after bids are received. The treasurer will bring escrow releases, trust exonerations, the tax collector report and a list of bills to the next general meeting.
What comes next: The ambulance-resolution cap and the fire-company allotment will be formalized at the business meeting; grant applications and the vehicle disposal will be handled through the manager’s office and follow the township’s procurement and grant procedures.
