Falmouth weighs fire service options

By Carolyn Reid

 

FALMOUTH — What turned out to be a short meeting of the Falmouth City Council last Thursday was not uneventful. Judge Executive David Fields answered questions regarding the county’s proposal to combine county fire services with Falmouth’s fire service.

That merger includes three options:

• All equipment and building/land be sold to the county at an agreed upon price that will be paid off in service to the city without charge until the sale is complete;

• The county purchases the real estate and the city sells the equipment, with the county having first options for purchase, and the county will bill property owners within city limits;

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