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Commissioners press staff for a plan to fund and stabilize volunteer fire services
Summary
Following testimony from fire chiefs and residents, commissioners asked staff to produce analysis and draft funding alternatives for fire services, aiming for stakeholder engagement and draft tax-rate options before November and a recommendation by January.
A standing-room public comment segment made fire-service funding a central issue at the July 21 meeting as department leaders and residents outlined staffing shortfalls and operational strain.
Charles Drew, president of the Brunswick County Fire Chiefs Association and fire chief at Southport Fire Department, asked that the Fire Chiefs Association be involved in deliberations and that any funding approach be collaborative across municipal and volunteer departments. "A collaborative effort of nonprofit…
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