By David Fleet
Editor
Groveland Twp. — The Groveland Township Fire Department was recently awarded a 2024 Volunteer Fire Capacity Grant.
The township received a matching grant for $4,700 to buy fire gear.
“We’ll be buying two sets,” said Fire Chief Kevin Mason.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Forest Service, has available funds to assist fire departments in acquiring firefighting equipment for local communities. Fire departments, like Groveland Township, in rural communities with populations of 10,000 or less and that have publicly-owned forested land within the protection area are eligible.
According to the 2020 census, Groveland Township has a population of 5,912 with more than 5,500 acres of public parkland.