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Board approves $76,000 in capital funds for Blue Ridge Rescue equipment
Summary
The Board approved releasing $76,000 from capital improvement funds to Blue Ridge Rescue to purchase a LifePak 35 ambulance monitor/defibrillator (~$55,210.71), install a generator (~$20,007.89) and upgrade patient-documentation equipment (~$8,000).
Members of the board voted to release $76,000 in capital-improvement funds to Blue Ridge Rescue for equipment and facility upgrades.
An EMS representative filling in for an absent colleague (introduced by chair as Mr. Allen) said the rescue squad has $76,000 in capital-improvement requests, including a LifePak 35 costing $55,210.71, a generator costing roughly $20,007.89 and computer upgrades for patient documentation. "They have 76,000, in their capital improvement funds," the speaker said while listing the equipment and reimbursement requests.
The board moved to approve the release of the funds, discussed local shelter and generator availability, and voted unanimously to authorize the $76,000 transfer to Blue Ridge Rescue. Supervisors noted the importance of generators and equipment for shelters and rescue operations but did not attach conditions to the funding in the public record.
