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Trinidad commits $20,000 to North County fire-service study to explore long-term options
Summary
The council unanimously approved a $20,000 contribution to a cost-sharing contract to fund a North County fire-service planning study aimed at evaluating service models, cost estimates and governance for the Trinidad/West Haven area.
Trinidad City Council on Nov. 12 approved a fiscal-year 2026 budget amendment of up to $20,000 for the city’s share of a North County Fire working group cost-sharing agreement to pay for a consultant-led CSA (community services assessment) fire-service planning study.
City staff and the working group described the study as an effort to address long-standing concerns about staffing, mutual-aid dependence and rising insurance costs in the CSA 4 area that includes West Haven and the unincorporated areas surrounding Trinidad. Staff said the…
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