West Terre Haute may owe up to $30,000 for police vests if a matching grant doesn't grow

What happened

Kevin, the clerk-treasurer, told the council the town has already received an invoice of about $3,700 for police body armor (bulletproof vests), with a confirmed matching-grant commitment so far of only about $5,000. Clerk-treasurer updates council on the vest grant, 52:02 He said the total cost is expected to run about $30,000, and the town is still working to get more of that covered by grant funding. Same update, 52:02

The outcome

No vote taken; the clerk-treasurer said the town remains on the hook for the difference unless the grant amount increases.

Sources

Also known as: bulletproof vests grant · police body armor · vest grant shortfall

The Vigo Ledger