Firefighters Union lobbying for full funding.
It seems to have become a budget tradition in Tewksbury over the past few years. When the numbers are crunched, there doesn’t seem to be enough money available to keep the South Fire Station Open 365 days a year. The only question, from year-to-year, is how many months can the funds be stretched. This year, under the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget proposed by Town Manager Richard Montuori, the South Station would be open just a little over six months, according to Fire Chief Michael Hazel. While it's not what Hazel wants, he is keenly aware of the fiscal realities. "I put in a budget request for (South Station) to be fully open all throughout the year," said Hazel. "But the budget instructions contained in the (Montuori's) budget message …
Amendment on the floor of Town Meeting adds $302,000 to Fire Department overtime budget.
Anyone wondering about the power wielded by citizens at an Open Town Meeting got a first-hand civics lesson Monday night at Tewksbury High School. Acting on an amendment brought forth by Democratic Committee Chairman Warren Carey, residents voted 65-62 to add $302,000 to the overtime budget of the Fire Department which, in theory, would provide the department with the staffing needed to keep the South Fire Station open 24 hours a day, year-round. The money will be transferred from the town's certified free cash, money that had been earmarked toward the purchase of an Elgin sweeper for the DPW and paying off the town's long-term leases on various pieces of equipment. As a result of the vote, Town Manager Richard Montuori said the purchase …
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Douglas Sears
9:30 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
Sean: Check your attic. There's a thin fire safety wall between your unit and the next. Check to see if there are holes punched through this wall so that wires can go through. Fire could rip right through from attic to attic if that is stilll the case. Doug more ›