The Asbury Park City Council unanimously approved a bond ordinance increasing the amount of funding for the construction of a new municipal firehouse to $22 million, tapinto.net reported.

The proposed site of the new headquarters is on city-owned property located at 200 Memorial Drive which is currently being used as a municipal parking lot, the report said. 

The ordinance approved during Wednesday night’s council meeting amends an original $3.5 million bond ordinance passed in 2018 increasing it by $18.5 million, according to the report. 

The city’s current firehouse, located at 800 Main Street, will be turning 123 years old this summer and city firefighters can indeed attest that the building is showing clear signs of aging, the report said. 

The Bedford Town Council said the town was awarded a grant from the Virginia Fire Services Board for the Regional Fire Service Training Facilities, wset.com reported.

The grant, of up to $19,203, will allow the Bedford Fire Department to install towers on the current training facilities grounds for rescue training, the report said. This would be not only for volunteers in Bedford but across the state.

The council said the town was also notified that the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) will provide funding up to $1,000 per Bedford police officer that attends training for the crisis intervention team. The DCJS funds are restricted to police department spending only but can be used for items like equipment or training, the report said.

The council shared that the department will use these funds for the remaining amount needed to purchase a police ballistic shield and update expired trauma kits. The council approved the budget amendments for both of these pieces of funding.

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- PUB DATE: 1/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRON-TV FOX 2 Oakland

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