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Commission to publish notice seeking $650,000 one-time allocation for volunteer fire departments
Summary
Commissioners voted to publish notice that they will consider a one-time $650,000 allocation for 13 volunteer fire stations; the amount will be considered at the next meeting and, if adopted, would be split evenly among stations.
The Sumner County Commission voted to publish notice that it will consider a one-time $650,000 allocation for volunteer fire departments at the commission’s next meeting. The notice is a statutory prerequisite before the commission may make an appropriation from county fund balance.
Commissioners and multiple public speakers said the county’s volunteer departments face mounting costs for equipment and that failure to act could raise insurance and readiness risks. White House…
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