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Council adds Hyattstown staffing reduction to reconciliation list; approves White Flint land purchase for senior housing
Summary
During FY26 budget work sessions the council placed a proposed reduction of staffing at the Hyattstown fire station on the reconciliation list and approved a technical amendment to pursue land purchase adjacent to White Flint Fire Station for possible senior housing co‑location.
The Montgomery County Council placed a proposed reduction in staffing at the Hyattstown fire station on the reconciliation list and, separately, approved moving forward with a county land purchase adjacent to the White Flint fire station for possible co‑located senior housing.
The Public Safety Committee had recommended adding a reduction that would take one apparatus (709) out of service at Hyattstown and redeploy three career firefighter positions and a paramedic in service elsewhere, with the chief retaining operational authority over detailed deployments.…
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