Council to consider emergency legislation | News, Sports, Jobs
lharris@heraldstaronline.com STEUBENVILLE – Members of City Council will consider emergency legislation at its Jan. 19 meeting that would give Steubenville Fire Chief Carlo Capaldi the power to hire three more firefighters, enough to run a second ambulance. Capaldi told council he needs the additional personnel to relieve the strain on his department: They’ve been averaging nine to 10 calls a day with one ambulance, he said, pointing out that’s without adding any additional personnel. He said it could take up to six months for the revenue to really start to roll in, but they’ve alread...