State senator secures funding for new facility in Carmel
State Sen. Pete Harckham, whose district includes eastern Putnam County, announced on Aug. 29 he had secured $300,000 in grants for a $1.3 million firefighter training center under construction in Carmel.
The previous center, which was demolished, was in poor shape; its tower had not been used in 10 years because of safety concerns. The facility will be available to municipal departments in Putnam County and the region.
The Putnam Legislature approved funding the project a year ago with $1 million in pandemic relief funds that had been earmarked for police and fire radios; $50,000 in federal aid; $50,000 from the Bureau of Emergency Management; and $200,000 in savings that it hoped to recoup in grants.
