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Resident flags data errors and urges volunteer, grant approach instead of hiring 19 firefighters
Summary
During public comment, Stephen Allen said he found "3 glaring math errors" in the fire department expansion proposal and urged the board to pursue volunteer recruitment, stipends and grant writing rather than immediately hiring 19 full‑time firefighters; the fire chief described current grants and recruitment efforts.
Stephen Allen, a resident, told the Montgomery Township Board of Supervisors he reviewed the fire department expansion proposal and found "3 glaring math errors," calling into question the plan to add 19 full‑time firefighters. "If somebody wanted me to invest $2,000,000 a year and has 3 major math errors in it, I'm not investing," Allen said during public comment, and urged the board to consider alternatives including higher volunteer stipends, recruiting at the vocational/tech school and using grant writers.
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