ALPENA The Alpena Fire Department operates more efficiently than its counterpart in Alpena Township, which could sway township leaders considering shutting
ALPENA The City of Alpena has submitted a trio of proposals to Alpena Township that offer assistance as the Alpena Township Fire Department continues to str
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New Alpena Fire Department hire Kevin Galloway uses a spreader to practice extrication techniques at the Alpena Public Safety Building on Monday.
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New Alpena Fire Department hire Kevin Galloway uses a spreader to practice extrication techniques at the Alpena Public Safety Building on Monday.
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New Alpena Fire Department hire Cain Makowski receives instruction in extrication techniques at the Alpena Public Safety Building on Monday.
News Photo by Julie Riddle
New Alpena Fire Department hire Cain Makowski receives instruction in extrication techniques at the Alpena Public Safety Building on Monday.
Alpena Township leaders and residents have some important decisions to make.
An ad hoc committee exploring township firefighting and emergency medical services has determined it would cost $800,000 next budget year to fully fund the Alpena Township Fire Department.
That’s about $300,000 more than is raised per year by a township property tax earmarked for firefighting and EMS operations, committee members determined. The difference between the fire department cost and what’s raised by the tax would have to come out of the township’s general fund, but general fund subsidization of the fire department was among the reasons township leaders recently proposed consolidating its fire department with Alpena’s.