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Directors press for fixes to Little Rock fire stations as debate over budget priorities intensifies
Summary
Multiple board members described long-running safety and livability problems at several Little Rock fire stations and pressed the board to use emergency or ARPA funds; staff said modest dedicated funds exist but full replacement would cost far more than currently allocated.
Several Little Rock directors used the Dec. 23 special meeting to call attention to long-standing safety and livability issues at city fire stations.
Director Peck, speaking to the board with firefighters in the room, catalogued problems she said had persisted for years: bat and rodent infestations, mold, bay doors that would not open and other conditions she called "inhabitable." "We're asking these people to put their lives on the line for us every day but we are forcing them to live in an inhabitable situation in some of these firehouses," Peck said.
Board members and staff identified potential funding…
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