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Outline of Need:
The firemen and fire equipment at the Howell County Rural Fire Department had outgrown their current facility. The Fire Department needed a better facility and more space to continue providing adequate fire service and protection to Howell County residents.
How Rural Development Helped:
Pictured, L to R: Howell County Rural Fire Department Chief Joe Auffert in full dress uniform with his wife Gayla; Patrick Morrow of U.S. Senator Christopher Bond’s staff, Iris Bernhart of U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson’s staff; Greg Branum, Rural Development Missouri State Director; and Dannone Citro, Rural Development Community Development Technician, West Plains, Missouri.
Local residents, county officials, local businesses, state and federal agencies all worked together toward the common goal of helping to provide better service for Howell County residents. USDA Rural Development provided the Howell County Fire Department with a combined community facilities loan and grant of $305,600. The Howell Oregon Electric Cooperative provided a loan of $21,400, bringing the total funding package for the Howell County Fire Department to $327,000.
The Results:
The new facility will allow for all fire equipment to be in a central location plus provide for a modern training area for the First Responders and the local Volunteer Fire personnel.
(August 2002)
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