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Council approves amendment splitting Lehigh Township fire funding with City of Lehigh
Summary
The council approved the first amendment to the Lehigh Township fire protection agreement to split township contributions 50/50 between the City of Lehigh and City of Hillsborough and confirmed that service fallback would return to Hillsborough if Lehigh could not provide coverage.
City Administrator Matt Stiles summarized the proposed first amendment to the 2013 Lehigh Township Fire Protection Agreement. The amendment implements a 50/50 funding split between the city of Lehigh and the city of Hillsborough for township protection; if the city of Lehigh cannot provide adequate service, coverage would revert to Hillsborough.
Council members raised operational questions about who would respond to incidents and whether response delays could occur; staff clarified that the 50% split is funding‑based and that automatic/mutual aid protocols would dispatch the closest provider. The council approved the amendment after discussion and noted staff should monitor operational performance and billing reconciliation going forward.
