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Fire Department Grant Funding

Decatur just landed a huge $2.1 million federal grant to hire 12 new firefighters, which finally gets our local department up to national safety standards. The cash will help staff the new Fire Station No. 2, though taxpayers will eventually need to cover matching funds to keep things running.

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