LAWTON – The Comanche County Regional Juvenile Detention Center will receive a $14,105 grant to buy and install an air purifier.
With little discussion, the Comanche County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 Feb. 20 to approve a notice of award and subrecipient award agreement for the air purifier between the county and the juvenile detention center. The grant will come out of the county’s share of American Rescue Plan Act funds.
The juvenile detention center is planning to install a REME-Halo ultraviolet light in-duct air purifier, which was developed by the RGF Environmental Group.
A REME-Halo air purifier combines a technology known as reflective electromagnetic energy (REME) with ultraviolet light to improve air quality, according to RGF’s website. The system produces low levels of hydrogen peroxide in the air that circulates through an air conditioning system and indoor spaces, reducing bacteria, viruses, odors and mold spores in the air and on surfaces.
ARPA funds Oklahoma received about $1.87 billion under the American Rescue Plan Act, a federal relief package designed to help local governments recover from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Comanche County’s share of ARPA funds was about $23 million, which must be allocated by the end of this year and spent by December 2026.