City applying for federal fire station construction grant money

Johnson City (TN) Press ^ | July 4, 2009 | Brad Hivks

[don-o]

Johnson City is looking to acquire federal funding that, if received, will not only fit into the planned renovations for Kiwanis Park but also expand accessibility of one of the city’s fire stations.

On Thursday, the Johnson City Commission approved submitting a grant application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in hopes of getting a share of the $210 million the federal agency has available for fire station construction.

Johnson City Manager Pete Peterson said in the grant proposal that the city is seeking $1.5 million and has proposed the city will put up a 10 percent match.

The grants will pay for the construction of new fire stations, but not land acquisition, Peterson said. Because of this, Peterson said the city’s match amount would be used for property acquisition, while the grant funding would be used for construction.

[don-o]

I have a stupid question:

Why is the federal government involved in financing the fire department in Johnson City, Tennessee?

[AUH2O Repub]

The answer is even more stupid - we elected a SOCIALIST for our President.

[Feckless]

So that they can mandate the hiring of left-handed transgendered lesbian single mothers with Guacomolean surnames.....

[Mark was here]

Every local government has it's purse strings controlled by Congress, by passing the states, subverting the Constitution.

[pointsal]

That flow chart of money and power should be published prominently on the front page of every newspaper....or digital media outlet.