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Council to decide on grant for Emergency Operations Center

Posted: Feb 14, 2013 5:11 PM by KXLF

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In two weeks the Butte-Silver Bow Council will decide if they approve of a Homeland Security Grant for a new Emergency Operations Center.

The grant is worth nearly $470,000, according to Roger Ebner, coordinator for Emergency Management Services.

The operations center will be shared by the Montana Highway Patrol. The total cost is $3.2 million. The county and the State of Montana will nearly split the cost, according to Ebner.

The new facility will be located at the current Butte Driver's Exam Station. Butte-Silver Bow has already paid nearly 90 percent of their share in construction costs. The State Legislature is still in the process of approving their half of the cost.

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