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Commission: station locations and equipment funding will await county council review
Summary
Members said the county budget includes funding for fire rescue and that decisions on station locations and equipment purchases will be informed by the county council process; speakers noted corrected budget numbers and urged additional equipment funding.
Lancaster County Fire Commission members said the county budget submission includes funding for fire‑rescue but that the precise locations and timing for additional stations will be determined through the county council process.
Members said language in the budget package changed when it was presented to the county council so that the second and third stations’ locations and timing would be decided later by the council. Commission members discussed a July timeframe when some budget actions could be implemented and said the fiscal year moves on July 1; staff member Darren told commissioners that previously reported incorrect numbers had been corrected before the county‑level presentation.
The commission urged that equipment funding be increased, citing rising prices for turnout gear and other apparatus. No formal motion or vote to change the commission’s budget request was recorded; members said they would await the county council’s decisions and that some hiring (a captain) and station starts could follow the council’s action.
Commissioners did not take a formal vote at the meeting on station siting, and they directed staff to continue coordinating with county council and to bring corrected figures or additional requests as needed.
