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Council schedules June 26 meeting to review fire staffing study, substation options
Summary
Princeton City Manager Theresa Whitnauer notified the council a special meeting will be held June 26 for the fire department to present a staffing study and substation location options; council members said they will give the issue more due process amid rising call volumes.
City Manager Theresa Whitnauer told the Princeton City Council the city will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. on June 26 so the fire department can present a staffing study and substation location options.
Whitnauer said the presentation will outline phased implementation options and capital estimates so the council can decide whether and how to proceed. She said recent months have seen unusually high numbers of calls and that the study and the substation-location review are intended to provide a clear picture of needs and costs.
At the meeting, Whitnauer urged council direction on preferred approaches and said staff have received preliminary questions from council members. The city manager said the fire department and affiliated groups will describe how options could be implemented in phases and the likely capital implications, though specific dollar figures were not presented in the council update.
Councilmembers thanked staff for scheduling the follow-up session and for seeking additional detail. A council member noted the original staffing study had been prepared by the Firefighters Association and department leadership and that attendance at the special meeting would allow more due process and public review before any policy or budget decision.
No binding decision or appropriation was taken at the meeting; the scheduled June 26 session is intended to inform future council direction on staffing and station siting.
