Snow blade nice addition to emergency management truck

scottw@standard-democrat.com

BENTON -- Scott County Emergency Management's truck is doing more than just pulling its weight.

Most of the equipment on the truck -- such as the full-bed tool box and radios, including a Missouri Statewide Interoperable Network radio, and even the four-wheel drive truck itself -- has been purchased with help from various grants, said Tom Beardslee, emergency management director for the county.

Tom Beardslee, Scott County Emergency Management director, said the snow blade added to the county emergency management truck has been a good investment. (Scott Welton, Staff)

But even without grant assistance, the county spending $7,000 to equip the truck with a snow blade and salt spreader has already proved "worthwhile," according to Beardslee.

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