Suring awarded grant for squad car

By: 
NEW Media Staff

The Village of Suring has received a $46,000 grant to purchase new equipment for its public safety department.

The grant is among $2.1 million granted in five counties announced by U.S. Department of Agriculture Wisconsin Rural Development State Director Frank Frassetto to improve public safety equipment, community buildings and education.

The Suring department is in need of a new squad car that will replace a 7-year-old vehicle that is nearing the end of its useful life. The old squad is in need of repairs, has outdated equipment and requires parts that are no longer available. The new vehicle will be outfitted with a band radio, mobile laptop, security cages and portable emergency light bars.

The funds are from the Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program and the $150 million in grants included in the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act signed into law in June 2019.

“These investments will allow these rural communities provide safe, modern equipment and supplies to service and meet the needs in their residents,” Frassetto said. “Through our Community Facilities programs, USDA Rural Development partners with communities to maximize the affordability of their infrastructure needs. Under the leadership of President Trump and Agriculture Secretary (Sonny) Perdue, we have been working tirelessly to be a strong partner to rural Wisconsin in building stronger and healthier communities, because we know when rural America thrives, all of America thrives.”

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