Ohio fire station reopens after push from union leaders

  • Source: Springfield News-Sun
  • Published: 07/03/2017 12:00 AM

A police and fire station shuttered earlier this year by the city of Springfield are reopening this month amid pressure from local unions. Fire Station No. 5 opened on Saturday — less than two weeks after the city announced plans to postpone its reopening from July 1 to Aug. 7 due to staffing and equipment issues — after calls from union leaders for it keep the promise it made to voters who expected coverage to resume after an income tax increase was approved at the polls in May. The city embraced the importance of honoring its commitments during the recent levy campaign, Acting City Manager Tom Franzen said. The reopening of the fire station and the police substation is the first step in delivering on those promises, he said.



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