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More Than $36 Million for Maine Public Safety Facilities and Equipment Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured a total of $36,006,000 for public safety facilities and equipment in 27 Maine communities in the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations bills.  

 

The omnibus funding package passed the Senate by a vote of 68-29.  It will now be passed by the House before heading to the President’s desk to be signed into law.

 

“Ensuring that Maine’s finest and bravest have modern facilities and equipment is essential to the delivery of efficient emergency services,” said Senator Collins.  “This funding will replace aging public safety buildings and municipal complexes that are at risk of structural failure and not well suited to house modern equipment.  In addition, it will allow communities to upgrade their equipment to better protect first responders and the public.  I heard from local officials about how these projects will enhance the wellbeing of Mainers and improve the delivery of public safety services across the state.”

 

“On behalf of the citizens of Limerick and the Limerick Fire-Rescue Department I want to express our sincere gratitude to Senator Susan Collins,”  said Vincent R. Pelletier Fire Chief of the Town of Limerick.  “The Congressional support of our project to build a new fire and EMS station in Limerick will ensure the members of our community will continue to receive fire protection and emergency medical services well into the future. The new facility will have wide spread benefits to both Limerick and surrounding communities as we meet the future challenges of providing fire and EMS services to rural western Maine.”

 

Details on the 27 Maine projects Senator Collins secured are below:

 

Androscoggin County

 

Lisbon Street Fire Sub-Station

Recipient: City of Lewiston

Project Location: Lewiston, ME

Amount: $1,000,000

Project Purpose: To build a new fire sub-station on Lisbon Street in Lewiston, which will

improve the Fire Department's response time and effectiveness.

 

Sabattus Central Fire Station

Recipient: Sabattus Fire Department

Project Location: Sabattus, ME

Amount: $2,000,000

Project Purpose: To consolidate two fire stations into one at the town office complex. The current stations are old and too small for the needs of the department and its equipment.

 

Aroostook County

 

Caribou Police Station

Recipient: City of Caribou

Project Location: Caribou, ME

Amount: $2,500,000

Project Purpose: For the construction of a police station for the City of Caribou, which will serve as a vital hub for law enforcement across Aroostook County.

 

Sly Brook Road Fire Station

Recipient: Town of Eagle Lake

Project Location: Eagle Lake, ME

Amount: $250,000

Project Purpose: To construct a fire station on Sly Brook Road in Eagle Lake and to purchase a fully equipped rescue boat to perform water rescues as needed. The new station will also be equipped to serve as an emergency shelter.

 

Fort Kent Police Department Facility Improvements

Recipient: Town of Fort Kent

Project Location: Fort Kent, ME

Amount: $400,000

Project Purpose: To construct a facility to house the Fort Kent Police Department's fleet of police vehicles and improve public safety.

 

Van Buren Fire Station and Training Center

Recipient: Town of Van Buren

Project Location: Van Buren, ME

Amount: $2,177,000

Project Purpose: To replace an old firehouse in Van Buren with a new facility that serves Van Buren and surrounding communities.

 

Cumberland County

 

Cumberland County Public Safety Communications Equipment Upgrade

Recipient: Cumberland County

Project Location: Cumberland County, Maine

Amount: $1,000,000

Project Purpose: To upgrade and replace public safety communications equipment that is nearing the end of its life.

 

Hancock County

 

Dedham/Lucerne Fire Station Addition

Recipient: Town of Dedham

Project Location: Dedham, ME

Amount: $250,000

Project Purpose: To build fire station barracks for full-time staff and student trainees from the Fire Science program at Eastern Maine Community College.

 

Hancock County Emergency Operations Center

Recipient: Hancock County Emergency Management Agency

Project Location: Ellsworth, ME

Amount: $1,500,000

Project Purpose: To establish a new facility to house the Emergency Operations Center of the Hancock County Emergency Management Agency.

 

Kennebec County

 

Clinton Fire Rescue Station

Recipient: Town of Clinton

Project Location: Clinton, ME

Amount: $2,000,000

Project Purpose: To construct a new fire station for the Town of Clinton. The current station is not large enough to accommodate replacement equipment.

 

Oxford County

 

Norway Town Office Renovation and Expansion

Recipient: Town of Norway

Project Location: Norway, ME

Amount: $850,000

Project Purpose: To renovate and expand the town office building with improvements for public safety services.

 

Penobscot County

 

Alton Fire Station Expansion

Recipient: Town of Alton

Project Location: Alton, ME

Amount: $400,000

Project Purpose: To expand the town municipal building and fire station to provide more room for fire trucks and to improve the facilities used by firefighters.

 

Bradford Municipal Fire Station

Recipient: Town of Bradford

Project Location: Bradford, ME

Amount: $1,387,000

Project Purpose: To construct a new fire station to replace the current 175-year old structure.

 

Milford Fire Department Expansion and Safety Renovations

Recipient: Milford Fire Department

Project Location: Milford, ME

Amount: $1,000,000

Project Purpose: To construct an addition to an existing fire station, which will increase staffing capacity and improve the safety of the structure.

 

Newburgh Fire and Rescue Station

Recipient: Town of Newburgh

Project Location: Newburgh, ME

Amount: $1,000,000

Project Purpose: To replace an old fire station that is in disrepair.

 

Plymouth Fire Station

Recipient Town of Plymouth

Project Location: Plymouth, ME

Amount: $800,000

Project Purpose: To replace an old fire station that is in disrepair.

 

Piscataquis County

 

Greenville Public Safety Building

Recipient: Town of Greenville

Project Location: Greenville, ME

Amount: $902,000

Project Purpose: To replace the growing town's fire department building with a new public safety building that will house both the fire and police departments while including a community room for public meetings.

 

Milo Public Safety Building

Recipient: Town of Milo

Project Location: Milo, ME

Amount: $6,375,000

Project Purpose: To construct a new public safety building to house Milo's fire, police, and public works departments, which are currently housed in the l 00-year-old Milo Town Hall.

 

Somerset County

 

North Anson Fire Station

Recipient: Town of Anson

Project Location: Anson, ME

Amount: $1,500,000

Project Purpose: To replace a 70-year-old fire station, which is structurally unsound.

 

Jackman Paramedic Garage

Recipient: Town of Jackman

Project Location: Jackman, ME

Amount: $750,000

Project Purpose: To build a cooperative municipal facility that will house a paramedicine vehicle and ambulances for regional emergency services responses.

 

Waldo County

 

Belfast Public Safety Building Renovation

Recipient: City of Belfast

Project Location: Belfast, ME

Amount: $1,500,000

Project Purpose: To construct a facility to house Belfast's Fire, Police, and Ambulance Departments at a single location.

 

Waldo County 911 Dispatch Center Equipment Upgrade

Recipient: Waldo County

Project Location: Belfast, Maine

Amount: $165,000

Project Purpose: To upgrade electronic equipment and 911 dispatch consoles for Waldo County's 911 dispatch center.

 

Washington County

 

Washington County Public Safety Communications Equipment Upgrade

Recipient: Washington County Emergency Management Agency

Project Location: Washington County, Maine

Amount: $3,178,000

Project Purpose: To upgrade and replace public safety communications equipment for

Washington County.

 

York County

 

EMS Training Simulators

Recipient: York County Fire & EMS Office

Project Location: Alfred, ME

Amount: $750,000

Purpose: To purchase simulators and training equipment for the York County Emergency Operations Center.

 

Equipment Purchases for Law Enforcement Community Outreach Program

Recipient: Town of Kittery

Project Location: Kittery, Maine

Amount: $70,000

Project Purpose: To support equipment purchases for Kittery, Eliot, and York's Law

Enforcement Community Outreach Liaison Program, which helps reduce the need for

emergency calls related to mental health and substance abuse.

 

Limerick Fire Station

Recipient: Town of Limerick

Project Location: Limerick, ME

Amount: $1,800,000

Project Purpose: To build a new fire station to serve Limerick and several smaller communities, including Cornish and Limington.

 

Saco Public Safety Communications Equipment Upgrade

Recipient: City of Saco

Project Location: Saco, Maine

Amount: $667,000

Project Purpose: To upgrade and replace public safety communications equipment for the City of Saco.

 

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