BOCC receives nearly $1M grant to assist in cost of new fire rescue boat

From left, commissioners Klynt Farmer, John Martin, Jeff Gray and Alyson McCullough listen as Assistant County Manager Marshall Eyerman, far left, talks Monday at the Board of County Commissioners meeting. Eyerman said a grant the county accepted Monday will cover most of the cost of a 48–foot Coastal Fast Response Boat Fire Rescue vessel. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Commissioner Klynt Farmer speaks Monday at the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners meeting. Farmer said the new 48–foot Coastal Fast Response Boat Fire Rescue vessel, that the county accepted a grant to buy, will fill a gap in the county that has been there for years. Photos by Ashley Chandler/New-Leader