Franklin County awarded grant to protect homes from wind damage

                Franklin County has been awarded an emergency management grant that will help protect some threatened homes in the county.

The commission signed a 233 thousand dollar Residential Construction Mitigation Program Grant that will help eligible homeowners protect their homes from wind damage.

The work could include installing hurricane resistant windows and doors or even strengthening roofs.

Emergency Management Director Pam Brownell said her office will sit down with the state to work on the eligibility requirements and then people can apply for the program.

She said secondary homes will not be eligible for the grant – mobile homes will likely also not be eligible for the money.

It will be some time before the program is ready for applicants, the requirements will be advertised when they are complete.

Miss Brownell said she hopes to apply for this grant every year to help our residents protect their homes.

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