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Firefighters press Normal council for data and a joint work session after proposed Station 2 relocation
Summary
Normal firefighters and union leaders urged the council to meet, release underlying data and consider a third‑party review after staff outlined a proposed relocation of Station 2; union speakers cited NFPA 1710 and called for a collaborative planning process.
Several representatives of Normal Firefighters Local 2442 and allied union organizations used the public‑comment period at Tuesday’s meeting to press the Town Council for meetings and access to the town’s underlying data about a proposed relocation of Fire Station Number 2.
Chris Coates, vice president of the union-affiliated association speaking at the meeting, said firefighters had attempted to arrange labor‑management conversations but had not been granted a meeting. “All we want is a seat at the table to have a frank, honest discussion on what we see as issues regarding the fire department,” Coates said…
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