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Fire board discusses forming citizen committee to pursue funding as insurance costs rise
Summary
Board members discussed creating a committee with council members, chiefs and public representatives to pursue revenue options after reporting that insurance costs have jumped; members stressed transparency and specificity about how any funds would be spent.
Board members spent a large portion of the Nov. 24 Tangipahoa Parish Fire District meeting discussing whether to form a committee to seek additional funding for fire services.
Unidentified Speaker (Chair) said several fire chiefs had urged the board to put a committee together to pursue additional funding. Multiple board members expressed…
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