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Generator, ADA upgrades and emergency-preparedness framed as priority for grant
Summary
Staff recommended framing the renovation as an emergency-preparedness project (community shelter) and including a generator and ADA upgrades in the grant application to strengthen eligibility.
The staff member urged councilors to emphasize emergency-preparedness functions in the grant narrative, telling the group the town hall could serve as a community shelter with a generator and accessibility upgrades.
"So those those are the 2 lanes that we're gonna work with is the emergency preparedness and then getting the engineer to come out," the staff member said. Councilors agreed a generator would be particularly valuable for the area but noted generators and major electrical upgrades can be costly.
The staff member said the EPA and other programs might cover remediation or energy-efficiency measures (for example, more efficient windows) and encouraged the council to list preparedness equipment in the application to improve competitiveness.
