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Westfield council approves lease and up to $12.5 million in bonds for Fire Station 84
Summary
The Westfield Common Council unanimously approved a lease agreement and authorized the issuance of bonds not to exceed $12,500,000 to finance Fire Station 84, following a second public hearing and formal acceptance of a taxpayer petition. The council suspended rules to adopt the ordinance the same night.
The Westfield Common Council voted unanimously to approve a lease agreement and to authorize the issuance of bonds not to exceed $12,500,000 to finance Fire Station 84, adopting the ordinance the same night after suspending the normal legislative rules.
Deputy Mayor Danielle Kerry Tolan introduced the item and said the council needed to conduct a second public hearing and then consider adoption. Zach Klutz, an attorney with the Taft Law Firm participating remotely, summarized the financing and the ordinance: “Before you is resolution 25 1 2 0 and our need to conduct a a second public hearing on this resolution and preliminary determination to enter into a lease agreement with the building court for purposes of…
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