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Augusta Township council has turned thumbs down to a proposed amalgamation of Leeds and Grenville fire departments after receiving a damning analysis of the idea by its fire chief.
Council this week decided to stick with its volunteer fire department instead of embracing the single, countieswide fire department model recommended in a consultant’s report to the United Counties’ Joint Services Committee earlier this year.
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In a detailed and exacting rebuttal of the consultant’s recommendations, Fire Chief Rob Bowman concluded the amalgamation actually would increase costs to most rural municipalities and lead to the closure of 10 of the 25 fire halls in Leeds and Grenville, including the one in North Augusta, thereby adding to emergency response times and to the insurance costs of homeowners.
Augusta rejects county fire department
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February 11, 2021 · 0 Comments
By Sam Odrowski
The treasurer of Orangeville has painted a slightly different picture than formerly hired consultants regarding the anticipated cost savings associated with transitioning from a municipal police force to the OPP
Coun. Todd Taylor highlighted the discrepancy in Jon Hambides of Pomax Consulting’s OPP cost projection from November of 2019, compared to the treasurer’s current projections and subsequently put forward a motion to have Mr. Hambides back to explain the gap, which passed during a regular Council meeting on Monday (Feb. 8).
“I’d like the consultant to come back to Council and report on why the difference is there and educate us on that because clearly something is different in the report than what we’re seeing,” said Coun. Taylor.