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Resident urges county action on fire protection and SHIP housing backlog; commissioners request follow-up workshop

6450439 · October 7, 2025
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Summary

A Quincy resident urged the commission to address the absence of a county fire department and a backlog in the SHIP housing repair program; commissioners and staff acknowledged problems and said they will pursue follow-up and a workshop on housing and assistance processes.

During the public-comment period, Linda Bartlett of Quincy told the board she had lost business property in a fire and urged the county to establish a county fire department and to address delays in the SHIP housing repair program.

"It's my understanding I have found that out, that the county themselves does not have a fire department," Bartlett said, adding she had watched her property be destroyed by fire and that the county needs local…

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