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Public Safety Committee sends $41,242.57 fire-department supplemental appropriation to city council

2140687 · January 15, 2025
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Allentown City’s Public Safety Committee voted to forward Bill 121, a proposed $41,242.57 supplemental appropriation to the 2024 fire department budget funded by state fireworks tax revenue, to the full city council with a favorable recommendation.

At 5:45 p.m., Allentown City’s Public Safety Committee voted to send Bill 121 — a proposed $41,242.57 supplemental appropriation to the 2024 fire department budget — to the full city council with a favorable recommendation.

The measure would add $41,242.57 in state funds to support bomb-squad operations and the disposal of fireworks, money the Fire Chief said comes from a state fireworks tax enacted with recent changes to fireworks laws.

The Fire Chief (name not…

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