Roscommon County awarded $50,000 state funds to rewrite wildfire protection plan; RFP issued
Emergency Director Vanessa Varner said the county scored 88 on a federal Community Wildfire Defense Grant application but did not receive federal funds; Roscommon secured a $50,000 state grant (no local match) to fund a rewrite, issued an RFP for a consultant due Feb. 20, and sought board approval of a contractor at the Feb. 25 work session to begin work in late Feb./March ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline.
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Emergency Director Vanessa Varner updated the board on the county's Community Wildfire Defense planning efforts and said Roscommon County scored well on a federal grant application but was not awarded federal funds. Varner said the county did receive $50,000 in state funding to rewrite its community wildfire protection plan, a no‑match agreement signed Jan. 7; she said the county issued an RFP for a qualified consultant with proposals due Feb. 20.
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