Fire Districts 5 and 6 to Consolidate?
Erial fire commissioners brought the proposal to Council Wednesday night.
Erial fire commissioners on Wednesday received the Township Council's informal approval to create an exploratory committee to analyze the feasibility of merging Fire Districts 5 and 6. The Lambs Terrace Fire Co.-Erial Fire Department consolidation could potentially save the two districts nearly $200,000 right away, the District 6 commissioners said, in part by eliminating five commissioner positions—there are currently 10 commissioners for the two fire districts—and merging other administrative services. "We're going to be financially strained going forward," District 6 Commissioner George Brown told Council. "We have to plan for it and we have to think outside of the box. As (Mayor David Mayer) said, if we don't do it, we're going to be …
Darren Gladden
5:42 pm on Thursday, January 5, 2012
Hey Patch ask the question........ Would you support the consolidation of all the Fire District into 1 ....... more ›