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Bolingbrook adopts fees for Fire Department "lift assists," with residents given six free calls
Summary
The village passed an ordinance allowing fees for Fire Department lift-assist calls: residents receive six free assists per year after which escalating fees apply; facilities are charged $350 per incident. The change follows a recent state law enabling municipalities to impose such fees.
The Village of Bolingbrook on Jan. 20 adopted an ordinance adding fees for Fire Department "lift assists," the non-transport responses when personnel help someone who has fallen or needs physical assistance.
The ordinance, approved by the Mayor and Board of Trustees, amends Chapter 22 "Fire Protection" and the village fee schedule. Residents will not be charged for the first six lift assists in a calendar year; thereafter fees escalate by…
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