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Resident asks council to invite fire chief to address staffing, finances and Confederate flag display; former chief responds
Summary
A resident asked the council to invite the fire chief to answer questions about department diversity, finances and the status of an American Legion ambulance; a former fire chief corrected an apparent conflation of the Georgetown Fire Company and the American Legion and said the company accepts members of all backgrounds.
Georgetown — During public comment at the Aug. 25 Georgetown Town Council meeting, resident John Peterson asked the council to invite the Georgetown fire chief to respond publicly to four questions about department diversity, financial reporting, the future of an ambulance service and the presence of a Confederate flag at a local historical society.
Peterson, of 304 North Bedford, asked the council to invite the fire chief and requested responses…
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