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Advisory board votes to send letter supporting volunteer firefighter stipends
Summary
The Public Safety Advisory Board voted to send a letter to the Petersburg Borough Assembly asking that the borough include $25-per-call stipends for volunteer responders in the upcoming budget request; board members and the fire chief outlined estimated costs and hiring trade-offs.
The Petersburg Borough Public Safety Advisory Board voted to send a letter to the Borough Assembly urging support for a budget that would include $25-per-response stipends for volunteer fire and emergency medical responders.
The motion to write the letter passed with no recorded opposition. Fire Chief Daniel Byrd and another department official described the stipend proposal and its fiscal context during the board’s meeting. "I would like to see a letter of support from this…
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