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Article: Falkville fire gear costs disputed: Former chief, grant writer question need for $40,000 matching grant.
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- Decatur Daily (Decatur, AL)
- Article date:
- February 3, 2007
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Byline: Ronnie Thomas
Feb. 3--FALKVILLE -- Terry Lambert, the former fire chief of the Falkville Volunteer Fire Department, takes exception with the $40,000 the department says it needs for a matching grant. Fire Chief Eric Sawyer released that figure Thursday after U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa, said the department would receive a $109,459 grant from the Department of Homeland Security. Also, Terry Acuff of Community Consultants Inc. of Huntsville, who wrote and submitted the grant on behalf of the department, said the 5 percent match would be only $5,761. "That's because the entire project cost was $115,220," he said. "I don't understand about ...
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