Volunteer firefighters and officials raise concerns about how fire/EMS funds would be distributed
A volunteer firefighter and several task-force members warned that shifting the fire/EMS allocation method could route funds through township trustees rather than directly to local departments, potentially reducing the money volunteer stations expect to receive.
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A volunteer firefighter in the room said he was worried the new allocation method could divert money from local departments to township trustees. "I'm a volunteer firefighter," the speaker said, and described a hypothetical: the township trustee might report a $50,000 budget and see $15,000 of new levy funds routed through the trustee rather than directly to the department, leaving departments to make up the difference.
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