The committees approved each budget 7-0.
The Public Safety & Transportation Committee unanimously approved both the Police and Fire Budgets Thursday night, passing the numbers on for the full board's consideration. But before the 7-0 vote (for both departments), the Committee had several questions about the budgets, which were presented by Fire Chief Bruce Proia and Police Chief Matthew Cummings. One committee member asked about the function of the Fire Department's Rapid Intervention Team, which will be receiving new equipment in the fiscal 2012 budget. “The Rapid Intervention team can perform functions on the outside of the building,” said Proia. “If a firefighter gets in trouble, they can rescue the firefighter inside.” The Committee also asked about the importance of …
The $3.2 million project will relocate Upper Falls firefighters in a temporary facility.
Renovations are underway at the Elliot Street fire station, city officials reported last month, leaving the station's firefighters to work out of a temporary facility down the road. According to Arthur Cabral, the budget and project specialist for the city's public buildings department, the $3.2 million renovations to station No. 7 will include new firefighter sleeping quarters, a new kitchen and an additional maintenance bay for servicing and repairing fire department vehicles. The station, like most in the city, is around 50 years old and has not had much major work done since it was built, said Deborah Crossley, alderman-at-large from Ward 5. "It's in pretty rough shape, definitely in need of dire attention," Crossley said. During a …
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jordan lewis ring
11:47 am on Sunday, May 8, 2011
Clueless past leadership in great department....Newton Police the radio scandal that center upon a past newton chief still echoes within the department and the BOA are---clueless. indeed the past scandal here in the Garden City left a communication system that is one step removed from smoke signals. the chiefs have inherited that mindset created by a rogue yesteryears ago. the station itself … more ›