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Verona council declines to join multi‑community fire/EMS study after tie vote
Summary
After a lengthy debate and presentations from consultants and union leaders, the Verona Common Council voted in a 4–4 tie on whether to join a $19,425 regional fire and EMS feasibility study; Mayor Luke Diaz cast the tie‑breaking vote against participation.
After presentations and public comment on April 27, the Verona Common Council declined to pay $19,425 to join a multi‑community fire and emergency medical services feasibility and implementation study. The vote was tied 4–4 and Mayor Luke Diaz cast the tie‑breaking vote against the city’s participation.
The council heard a presentation from James Small, an EMS outreach program manager with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, who urged careful planning and warned that consolidations “very rarely are gonna save money on day 1,”…
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