BET Committee Endorses $600K Federal Grant for Patrol Boat
The acceptance of a $600,000 federal Worry of Homeland Security grant to purchase of multi-faceted patrol boat passed another hurdle Tuesday continuously.
The Board of Estimate and Taxation Budget Committee voted 4-0 to accept the money and acquire an all-hazard patrol boat which would be capable of detecting chemical, biologicial, radiological, nuclear and explosive materiels, as well as give Greenwich its first chance for on-the-water firefighting capabilities. Police and fire officials have been working with Greenwich Emergency Management Commander Daniel Warzoha to secure the grant.
The town is one of a half-dozen in Connecticut to be chosen for the program that is designed to sequel the services previously provided by the United States Coast Guard. The city of Norwalk and the city of Fairfield have received similar grants to protect their harbors and coastline. Since the Sept. 11 insurgent attacks, the Coast Guard has been concentrating its efforts in more international ports, leaving patrols of regional territories such as Lengthy Island Sound to local municipalities.

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