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West Union council authorizes FEMA, TAP and Safe Streets funds and approves two property sales
Summary
The West Union Village Council unanimously approved resolutions to accept FEMA assistance-to-firefighters funds, TAP funding for SR 41 shared-use path phase 2 and Safe Streets for All appropriations, authorized a lease with Adams County EMA, and adopted ordinances selling two village parcels (a 0.631-acre tract and a 6,625 sq ft lot).
Mayor Jason Buda presided as the West Union Village Council on March 24 unanimously approved several measures to manage grant funding and sold two parcels of village-owned property.
The council voted to authorize Mayor Jason Buda to sign a lease with the Emergency Management Agency, Adams County (Resolution 2026-6), and approved Resolution 2026-7 to amend the official certificate and establish a fund to receive and manage the FEMA Federal Grant 2024 Assistance to Firefighters grant. Council also approved Resolution 2026-8 to accept and manage TAP grant funds for the SR 41 shared-use path phase 2 and Resolution 2026-9 to revise 2026 appropriations for fund 2051, Safe Streets for All. Each resolution passed on recorded roll-call motions with unanimous "yea" votes.
On ordinances, Solicitor Tom Mayes presented language for the third reading of Ordinance 2026-4 to authorize sale of a 0.631-acre tract the village deemed surplus. Mayes said environmental covenants will be cited by OR book and page rather than republished in full. The ordinance sets terms for sealed bids, a 30-day acceptance window and reserves council the right to reject bids below $15,000; council adopted the ordinance by unanimous roll call. Council then approved Ordinance 2026-5 to sell a smaller parcel (6,625 square feet) listed at $4,000; that motion also passed unanimously.
Council members did not debate the substance of the grants or sales at length during the meeting; motions to adopt each item were made and passed without additional discussion. The approvals modify the village's official certificates and create a dedicated fund to manage the federal firefighter grant money. The solicitor and staff did not provide further budgetary detail at the meeting about grant amounts or specific program timelines.
What happens next: The mayor is authorized to execute the EMA lease, and village staff will administratively establish the new fund and process closing steps for property sales per the ordinances. Any future actions required by grant agreements or property closings will return to council if additional appropriations or approvals are necessary.
