I’m proud to advocate for this federal funding to help this project get done.” “This new facility is a smart investment in Monroe County’s public safety infrastructure, and I commend the county and township leaders for their vision. 1 job: protecting northeastern Pennsylvanians during emergencies,” Cartwright, who submitted the Community Project Funding request for the facility, said. “Our first responders need state-of-the-art facilities so they can focus on their No. It will also serve as an administrative backup location for the Monroe County Control Center, as well as the Monroe County Office of Emergency Management. More: These are the top hazards facing Monroe County, according to experts More on funding: House-passed infrastructure bill would fund 2 Monroe County projects The all-in-one building will house the West End Volunteer Fire Co., the West End Community Ambulance Association and a Regional West End Emergency Operations Center serving Chestnuthill, Jackson, Eldred, Ross, Polk and Hamilton townships. Sponsored by Chestnuthill Township, the new facility will be located at the intersection of State Route 715 and Firehouse Lane, in the heart of the community. Matt Cartwright announced that the subcommittee’s fiscal year 2022 funding bill, which included $1 million for the township to build a new facility in the West End, was approved on July 1. The “new and improved” facility will serve as a host to 10 emergency services organizations in Monroe County. Watch Video: Route 940 is seeing a development boom near Mount PoconoĬhestnuthill Township is one step closer to a new shared emergency services facility following the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee’s funding approval.

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