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Assembly members discuss using municipal land for staff housing to ease police and fire shortages
Summary
Faced with short-staffing and recruiting challenges, Skagway officials discussed building employee housing (including a proposal to place townhouses next to the school) and agreed to pursue multiple sites and budget planning to attract recruits and preserve 24/7 coverage.
The assembly turned to a broader staffing and housing discussion, with the Chair saying the municipality needs to act quickly to recruit and retain police and fire personnel for the coming busy season.
The Chair proposed placing "a couple townhouses" on the baseball field next to the school to provide housing for recruits and on-call staff, arguing the location would be within a short response time to central town. He said the proposal was…
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