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Brunswick County fire chiefs present collaborative recommendation for new funding mechanism
Summary
Charles Drew, president of the Brunswick County Fire Chiefs Association, told commissioners that current fire funding in Brunswick County is unsustainable, urged collaborative development of a new mechanism and denied reports the chiefs issued 'nonnegotiable demands.'
Charles Drew, president of the Brunswick County Fire Chiefs Association, told the Board of Commissioners the association has been meeting with county officials and municipal leaders to develop a sustainable funding mechanism for local fire services.
“Many departments are currently understaffed, equipment is aging, and the financial burdens have increased,” Drew said, summarizing the association’s finding that the current funding approach “is not sustainable and adequate…
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