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SERVE Meeting Community Needs 51 C A RY, N O RT H C A R O L I N A F Y 2 0 26 2 N D Q U A R T E R R E P O R T G S I G R A N T P R O G R A M GA I N S M O M E N T U M P H O TO G R A P H E D R I G H T Cary's Green Stormwater Infrastructure Grant Program reached its 1.5-year milestone this quarter, with eight private-property projects completed or underway. The program provides up to $5,000 in reimbursement for eligible installations, including rain gardens, bioswales, rain barrels, and other improvements that manage stormwater on-site. These projects help slow and capture runoff, improve water quality, and add vegetation to neighborhoods built before modern stormwater standards. Growing participation reflects the community's increasing interest in sustainable stormwater management. As the program progresses, it will enhance localized flood resilience, deliver measurable watershed benefits, and expand Cary's utilization of nature-based approaches. F I R E R E C O M M E N D E D F O R R E AC C R E D I TAT I O N P H O TO G R A P H E D R I G H T The Cary Fire Department wrapped up a peer team visit Nov. 20 as part of its application for reaccreditation through the Commission on Fire Accreditation International. Four team members from fire departments across the country toured facilities and spoke to personnel from Fire and other Cary departments, as well as partner agencies, to verify and validate Fire's documents and processes supporting its pursuit of continuous improvement. The team recommended reaccreditation, and if the commission approves it at its hearings in the spring, it will be the Cary Fire Department's sixth accreditation, dating to 1999.

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