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$300,000 to fund neighborhood, community projects
The U.S. Forest clearcut this section of Swan Mountain a few years ago.
By Summit Voice
SUMMIT COUNTY — Local homeowners and communities once have the opportunity to reduce wildfire risks to their neighborhoods through two grant programs, with a total of $300,000 available for mitigation projects.
Applications are due in late April, and some good info is online in this short video from the local wildfire council.
Working together, Summit County stakeholders have treated more than 4,600 acres since adoption of a community wildfire protection plan in 2006.
The ongoing hazardous fuels reduction program targets private landowners who coordinate community wide projects, including loosely affiliated contiguous homeowners and organized HOAs. Grant applications are online at the Summit County wildfire mitigation website. (more…)
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