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Select Board Recommends Against $225,703 Petition to Add 24‑Hour Firefighter/EMT Position
Summary
A citizen petition to raise $225,703 for a 24-hour per diem firefighter/EMT drew lengthy debate over mutual aid statistics, budget impact and lack of conclusive marginal public-safety data; the Select Board recommended against the appropriation by a 3–2 vote.
The Brentwood Select Board voted 3–2 to recommend against a citizen petition seeking $225,703 to fund a 24-hour per diem firefighter/EMT position beginning April 1, 2026. The petition sponsor asked the town to fund a staffing change the petition describes as supporting a three-person engine company “in accordance with the NFPA ... and OSHA.”
Speaker 4, who presented the petition, argued the position would improve emergency response capabilities.…
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