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Section 5: OPA Board Subject: Fire Station Town Hall Msg# 1229285
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You might first ask OPVFD. Usually when the State grants an organization $1.7 million it comes with documentation as to how the funds must or may be used.
I would assume at the time the State gave the OPVFD $1.7 million, it was not known that OPA would own the building. Maybe not an issue, but OPA and OPVFD should clarify this with the State of Maryland. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Can the $1.5 million or so the OPVFD received from the State of Maryland be invested in a structure not owned by the OPVFD, or does the MOU language cover this? Has the State been asked? You might first ask OPVFD. Usually when the State grants an organization $1.7 million it comes with documentation as to how the funds must or may be used. Suppose OPA, for some reason in 20 or so years, decides to hire another fire company or even to create an Ocean Pines Fire Department with all paid OPA employees. Is that possible, with or without OPVFD approval? And what are the ramifications of the land ownership in terms of any possible future OPA decisions in how to deal with the DR requirement to provide fire protection? These are questions that should have been vetted with the drafting and approval of the new MOU and are not relevant to the question each lot owner is being asked - "Do you approve OPA spending money to build the new southside station." |
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