The Hamilton County Commission on Wednesday approved a contract with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency for a $882,740 Homeland Security grant that will fund equipment training and supplies for first responders.
In other action:
-Commissioners approved a $313,400 purchase of a new ambulance and a remounted ambulance from Custom Truck and Body Works. In the meeting agenda notes, the county reports it received two bids for the trucks, but one did not meet the specifications.
– Approved paying ATT and Chattanooga Gas Company for relocation and reconnection of telecommunications and gas lines at the Enterprise South Industrial park. The ATT line interferes with a new bridge pier at the park and needed to be moved, and the company has agreed to relocate it for $22, 149. The gas line is in the path of railroad construction at the industrial park, and relocating it will cost $338,000.