Commission approves rural competitive grant application to support ambulance repair

The Carbon County Commission voted to approve a rural competitive grant application for the Carbon County Ambulance Department to help cover the unrecovered costs of repairing and remounting the box from a wrecked ambulance onto a new chassis.

Justin, the county staff lead on the item, said the grant application is due May 31 and he is awaiting a quote to finalize the request. "I'm assuming it's gonna be somewhere between 50 and $70,000 that we're gonna have to make up on that ambulance," Justin said. He explained the wrecked ambulance's box is in good condition and can be remounted, but the county needs a new chassis and shipping/mounting costs.

Commissioners asked about retrofit timing; Justin said once a chassis is delivered the remount takes about six to eight weeks. Unidentified Speaker 3 moved to approve the county’s application for the rural competitive grant for the ambulance department; Unidentified Speaker 4 seconded and the motion passed.

Next steps: staff will obtain the quote and submit the application by the May 31 deadline.