(KMZA)--After a second try, a state grant has awarded for the construction of a new fire station in the Nemaha County community of Bern.
The Nemaha County Commission Monday reviewed a letter from the Kansas Department of Commerce announcing that Fire District #4 has been awarded a nearly $240,000 KAN-STEP grant for the project.
The fire district will provide a nearly $129,000 match in the form of volunteer labor.
The first application was denied last September due to the size of the building planned.
Another grant application was submitted last month after fire district officials downsized their plans from a six-bay to 3-bay fire station. The building will also include a meeting/training room, storage room, bathroom and kitchen.
The old quonset currently being used as a fire station will be demolished and a new building constructed on the existing lots owned by the fire district.
The KAN-STEP grant program provides funds if the community is willing to provide “ sweat equity” and donations to equal at least 35 percent of the project.
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