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Townsend wins $309,150 USDA grant for 2019 derecho cleanup
Summary
Townsend received a $309,150 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to pay for cleanup work stemming from the 2019 derecho that damaged much of the town's wooded area; town officials said Townsend was the only town in the state to receive the award.
Townsend Highway Supervisor Bob Habeck announced the Town of Townsend has been awarded a $309,150 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support cleanup from the 2019 derecho.
The award, Habeck said during the board’s Oct. 14 meeting, was secured based on ongoing cleanup efforts after the storm, which he said blew down approximately 75% of trees in a large wooded section of town. "Town of Townsend has received a USDA grant for $309,150.00," Habeck said.
The grant money is intended for storm-recovery and removal of hazardous debris left from the Derecho. Town leaders said the funding will support continued cleanup and recovery work; details about specific contracts or timelines were not specified during the meeting. Habeck noted Townsend was the only town in the state to receive this particular USDA award, a distinction town officials cited as evidence of the severity and persistence of the damage.
The announcement came during the meeting’s announcements section alongside routine administrative items. No formal motion was required to accept the grant announcement; the board did not vote on project-level contracts at the meeting. Next steps described to the board included coordinating cleanup priorities and any necessary procurement, but no schedule or contractor names were provided.
