Sen. Collins includes $1.75 million in federal funding for new Bath fire station (pressherald.com)

Sen. Susan Collins last week announced she included $1.75 million for Bath’s new fire station in a federal spending bill.

The money was part of nearly $14 million in funding Collins included in the Agriculture and Rural Development appropriations bill to help pay for seven new fire stations and emergency service facilities across Maine. Collins is vice chairperson of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which approved the bill on June 22. The full Senate and House of Representatives will soon consider the bill.