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Palm Beach County fire chiefs urge local bill to limit annexation effects on service planning
Summary
County fire chiefs told Royal Palm Beach council a local bill would not block annexations but would help allocate fire-rescue service responsibilities and costs after municipal annexations to avoid duplication of stations and protect countywide response planning.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue leaders told the Royal Palm Beach Village Council on Nov. 20 that a proposed local bill would not stop municipal annexations but would help manage how fire-rescue service areas and costs are adjusted when municipalities annex county territory.
Chief Romero described cases where new municipal stations were built adjacent to existing county stations, saying taxpayers had already funded the county…
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