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$309,000 grant bolsters local multi-agency drug enforcement team
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Grant agreements with federal and state agencies will dominate the agenda when the Union County Board of Commissioners meets in regular session Wednesday in the conference room, 1106 K Ave. A big-ticket item is a $309,000 award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs. The two-year award will provide money for personnel, fringe benefits and travel for the Multi-Agency Response and Interdiction Team drug enforcement program. Also, the board will consider an intergovermental agreement between the county and the Oregon Department of Energy that would yield $30,000 for planning department review and evaluation of documents related to Horizon Wind Energy’s proposed Antelope Ridge Wind Farm. Another agreement up for review and approval involves an $84,000 grant from the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Special Transportation Fund. STF money is used for transportation projects benefiting older people and people with disabilities.In still more proceedings related to grants, the board of commissioners will consider an agreement with ODOT for $25,000 in funding to benefit the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway Project. The seed grant will help with the administration of the Hells Canyon Corridor Management Plan. Wednesday’s meeting begins at 9 a.m. with public comments and concerns, followed by elected official, department head and employee comments, consideration of the consent agenda and administrative matters. At 10 a.m., the board will consider renewable energy committee recommendations.
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