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Commission approves fire-medical standby for Pioneer Days; Chamber allowed to pay over three months
Summary
High Springs commissioners voted to require dedicated fire/EMS staffing for the Pioneer Days festival and to allow the High Springs Chamber of Commerce to pay the staffing fee over three months this year. Commissioners discussed prior practice, estimated attendance and fairness of fee waivers.
The High Springs City Commission approved staffing public-safety personnel to provide dedicated fire and medical standby at the Pioneer Days festival and allowed the High Springs Chamber of Commerce to spread payment for that staffing over a three‑month period this year.
City staff and the fire chief argued dedicated staffing is necessary because the festival draws thousands of visitors and the department cannot guarantee crews will be available at the station during the event. Staff characterized Pioneer Days as one…
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