Firefighters and town council members in Birdseye have learned that their second bid to land a $500,000 grant to build a new fire station has met with success.
“It’s another wonderful thing for the Town of Birdseye,” said Birdseye Town Council President Bret Eckert. “It will be another new building in this town to continue to move the community forward.”
Birdseye was one of 21 rural communities to receive a combined $12.3 million in federal grant funding, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced today.
During Birdseye’s grant application process, Fire Chief David “Smitty” Smith had urged residents to cross their fingers and keep the faith. Large crowds came to public hearings and those strong turnouts ended up strengthening the town’s second application that was submitted last fall.