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County Union for Firefighters and EMS to Vote Tuesday

May 24th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

Allegany County’s Union for firefighters and EMS personnel, Local 1715, will vote Tuesday on recommendations relating to the county’s need to cut spending in the Emergency Services budget for 2025. 

A $2 million dollar cut to the program brought severe pushback from providers resulting in meetings among the parties last week.  Friday, Union Representative Dan Carr, County Emergency Services Director Jim Pyles, and County Commission President Dave Caporale appeared on the Dave Norman program and it now appears there may be resolution, according to Carr…