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Residents urge Normal council to maintain firehouse coverage; councilmember calls for work session
Summary
Three public commenters urged the council to keep Station 2 open and fully staff four firehouses; Councilmember Lorenz cited a union study showing degraded central coverage and requested a dedicated work session before year end to reconcile that study with the town’s analysis.
Normal — Three residents urged the Normal Town Council on Nov. 12 to preserve fire station coverage and add staffing, while a councilmember called for a special work session to reconcile differing analyses of response coverage.
Laura Williamson, identifying herself as a mother, teacher and resident, told the council she supports Normal firefighters’ requests for additional staffing and asked that Station 2 remain open to protect schools and neighborhoods. "Our town safety…
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