New Baltimore Declines Joint Fire Operations Partnership With Chesterfield Township
The township fire department will start receiving additional funding in 2015 after collections on the recently passed fire millage start in December 2014, according to the fire chief.
From operating at minimum staffing levels to switching to off-brand cleaning supplies, the Chesterfield Township Fire Department has explored many options to save money. And, one recently discussed possibility was promising for Chesterfield but doesn't seem likely to come to fruition in the near future. Township Fire Chief Doug Charbonneau hoped to enter a joint-operating venture with New Baltimore Fire Department that would pool resources, such as paid-on-call firefighters and fire inspectors. However, New Baltimore rejected the offer because it didn't see the city's benefit. “You’re seeing more and more joint services around the state of Michigan,” Charbonneau said Thursday. “We’re not duplicating anything here. ... The concept has been …
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Jim Charbonneau
7:44 am on Sunday, January 6, 2013
It breaks my heart that they can't use name brand products. I switched to energy efficient light bulbs and non brand products awhile ago to save money. But I forgot there using our money. more ›