- Marion County, Florida officials are seeking a $25,000 state grant to help residents purchase bear-resistant garbage cans and dumpsters, aiming to reduce dangerous encounters and neighborhood messes.
Marion County, Florida, officials are looking for financial support from the state to keep bears out of residents’ trash.
At the county commission’s Aug. 4 meeting, officials reviewed a plan to seek a $25,000 state grant to help offset the costs of bear-resistant garbage cans and dumpsters for residents, according to Ocala-News.
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