Supervisor raises possibility of withdrawing from Yalfour Fire Department amid disputes over hiring and budget

During routine communications, a supervisor told colleagues the township has recurring governance and financial differences with the consortium that oversees the Yalfour Fire Department and said recent decisions prompted him to propose exploring withdrawal.

The supervisor said that Yalfour approved hiring three additional firefighters in its most recent budget without providing Springsbury Township the rationale or cost breakdowns the supervisor sought. "I am going to recommend to my fellow board members that we start taking action to figure out how we sever ourselves from Yalford and create our own fire department again," he said, framing the remark as a proposal for future public discussion.

Other supervisors said they have raised similar concerns previously and agreed that the situation needs attention, though no formal action was taken at the meeting. The chair said options include negotiating governance changes, allowing partners to assume responsibility for the remainder of service area, or taking direct management of fire services similar to other municipal services.

The board did not vote or take a formal vote to leave the consortium; the supervisor said the matter will be discussed in future public meetings and that staff and legal counsel will be engaged as needed.

Next steps: the board will schedule further public discussion and directed staff to monitor the consortium's governance and budget actions; no formal filing or withdrawal action was initiated at this meeting.