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Ballston Spa appoints Michael Priest to restart junior firefighter program
Summary
Trustees unanimously approved adding Michael Priest to the Ballston Spa Junior Firefighter Program and presented him with a certificate; trustees and the fire chief praised the program as a pathway into the department.
Trustees moved to add Michael Priest to the Ballston Spa Junior Firefighter Program and the motion carried. The board presented Priest with a certificate formalizing his appointment as a junior firefighter and offered congratulations.
The mayor and trustees said restarting the junior firefighter program is important to department leadership and to recruiting future volunteers. The mayor read the appointment text and thanked Michael and his family for participating. Fire Chief Kevin P. Crowe and other department leaders were identified in the slate of appointments earlier in the meeting. "Congratulations," several trustees said at the presentation.
The appointment was part of a broader slate of fire department confirmations approved at the meeting, which included reappointments of senior officers and the designation of department secretary.
