Officials Mum on ‘Botched’ Department of Justice Grant

By Paul Sylvain

A new, more restrictive grant and contract policy enacted by Washington County’s Board of Commissioners at their Oct. 9 meeting is not sitting well with county Emergency Management Agency Director Lisa Hanscom.

Simply stated, the policy, introduced by Washington County Commissioner Billy Howard, mandates “there will be no more grant applications, or no more contracts signed by department heads without commissioner approval.”