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Verona council declines to fund multi‑municipal fire/EMS feasibility study after split vote
Summary
After a two‑hour discussion, the Verona Common Council voted 4–4 and the mayor broke the tie, voting no, to a motion to pay $19,425 to join a McMahon & Associates feasibility and implementation study of a regional fire/EMS district. Supporters said the study would create a common data baseline; skeptics questioned whether consultants would add new information.
Verona — The Verona Common Council narrowly rejected a proposal on April 27 to join a multi‑municipal fire and emergency medical services (EMS) feasibility and implementation study after a lengthy debate over costs, governance and local control.
The study, led by McMahon & Associates and already under way for neighboring municipalities, would have cost Verona $19,425 to join. Proponents said participation would give Verona its own set of operational projections and strengthen the city’s bargaining position in any future regional discussions. Opponents argued the study would largely aggregate information the city already has and would not resolve the political choices Verona ultimately must make.
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