Wiles gives grant update

Commissioners were provided with an update for the Community Wildfire Defense Grant initiative during Monday’s meeting.

Mark Wiles with U.S. Forestry, provided an update to the federal program aimed at helping high-risk areas prepare for and mitigate wildfire threats.

“Luckily, the president has not cut the program,” Wiles said during the October 13 meeting, expressing optimism about the county’s chances of securing up to $10 million in federal funding.