Excerpts from theDailyHerald.com:
The Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District barely mustered a quorum Monday night, with three trustees in attendance, to make the decision not to hold a March referendum.
The trustees terminated a contract with the district’s fire and ambulance service provider, Public Safety Systems, Inc. Fire Chief Carl DeLeo and the trustees confirmed the district will convert to a part-time fire and ambulance staff. A similar operating model exists in other nearby departments like Pingree Grove and Huntley. DeLeo said the fire district can save up to $300,000 a year with the change. If the savings are true, trustees said they may forgo their next shot at putting a tax increase question on the ballot next November.
Trustees and Ken Shepro, the district’s attorney, debated a resolution opposing the pending drug and alcohol treatment center that wants to be at the former Glenwood School property just outside of Campton Hills. Shepro told trustees he expects the facility will generate “a couple hundred ambulance calls” a year. That would be a burden not anticipated for the district’s aging equipment. Jim Gaffney, who resigned as president of the district in October, said the calls from the new treatment center would fund the purchase of a new ambulance if the emergency call volume hit Shepro’s expectations.
Trustees said they planned to attend the public hearing on the treatment center with the Kane County Zoning Board of Appeals later Monday night.
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#1 by cmk420 on December 17, 2015 - 10:17 PM
So, can there be any more drama with this issue?
Anyway–they cancelled the contract with PSSI. Are they going to get rid of what is left of their current staff, and hire all new people? What is their staffing going to be and what, if any, are the new requirements going to be?
Seems like more of a hassle than it’s worth.
#2 by harry on December 17, 2015 - 5:55 PM
one of their statements said aging equipment if you consider 2011 old thats bad they have like 2 vehicles older than 2011 the one ambo and the rescue and 1 car
#3 by B on December 17, 2015 - 3:53 PM
This just keeps getting better and better. What a horrible idea this was to begin with. The taxpayers so much better off with St. Charles providing their service. This District is a joke.