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Board accepts $97,000 Homeland Security grant to buy swift‑water rescue boat; $18,064 local match required
Summary
Edgecombe County accepted a Homeland Security Grant to purchase a swift‑water rescue boat for emergency services totaling $97,000; the grant requires an $18,064 local match and the board approved the associated budget amendment.
Edgecombe County commissioners approved acceptance of a $97,000 Homeland Security Grant for the Emergency Services Department to acquire a boat for swift‑water rescue operations and authorized the required local match of $18,064.
Staff recommended approval, saying the equipment will be useful given recent water rescues and that the county’s responders are trained to use the asset. The board approved the grant resolution and voted to adopt the tied budget amendment. A commissioner asked whether the $18,064 included a trailer; staff confirmed the match includes that cost.
