THE GRINNELL POLICE ANDFIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE GETTING MINI-GRANTS FROM GRINNELL COLLEGE.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER LARRY WILSON AT MONDAY’S MEETING TOLD the COUNCIL THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS GETTING 33-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR BODY ARMOR FOR RESERVE OFFICERS…AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS GETTING THREE-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BE USED AS MATCHING FUNDS FOR A D-N-R GRANT TO HELP EQUIP THE NEW BRUSH TRUCK. THE BRUSH TRUCK IS A SMALLER, RUGGED VEHICLE USED TO FIGHT BRUSH AND GRASS FIRES. WILSON SAID IT COST 70-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
