Friday, May 17, 2013

"I’d like to get back to 50 personnel"


"I just don’t feel comfortable (with the current staff levels), and I’m speaking for our citizens,'' he said. "I don’t want to play Russian roulette when something happens." 
Semerjian assured Vallee that in the case of a major incident, the town would receive help quickly from neighboring departments. Also a regional SWAT team, if needed, could respond in under an hour. 
The same staff woes face the fire department. 
Its fiscal 2014 budget does not include Fire Chief Gary McCarraher’s request for four additional firefighters — the amount, he said, that the department needs in order to increase response times, fully staff its King Street quarters and reduce line-of-duty injuries.

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1039443295/Franklin-council-OKs-FY-14-budget#ixzz2TXbeFrlM

For the complete back and forth discussion during the second Budget Hearing on Thursday check these notes
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/05/live-reporting-town-council-budget.html

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