$450K Mobile Command Unit Eyed by South Whitehall
South Whitehall and Upper Macungie township officials agreed Wednesday to seek state and local grants to help pay for a new high-tech mobile emergency command unit.
South Whitehall and Upper Macungie township officials agreed Wednesday night to seek state and local grants to help pay for a new $450,000 mobile emergency command post. The high-tech vehicle would be equipped with the latest communications technology, including satellite, that could be used in large-scale emergencies that require unified command and control, said Jeff Kelly, emergency management coordinator for South Whitehall. Officials from the two townships plan to pursue a Pennsylvania municipal assistance program grant from the Department of Economic and Community Development that would pay up to 75 percent of the total cost. They plan to garner support from state legislators and to seek funding from corporations and Lehigh County. …
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SWT Resident
9:20 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
I had heard rumors about this Big Blue on wheels in SWT. Now I KNOW where the extra $$$ that will be collected in 2013 in trash/recycling fees will be going....commissioners "slush fund" spending. Or should we call it ass-kissing for a few people in the township that have a wish list...and good connections? The actual cost of the trash increase is $63,000 yet our trash and recycling went up 20% … more ›