Nearly a year after the village cut all eight of its paid firefighters, officials finally released documentation that drove that controversial decision — kind of.
When the village voted to go to an all-volunteer department last May, it claimed to have 300 volunteer firefighters, a number that was cited to justify the change.
Village officials and volunteer fire department leaders, accompanied by attorneys, finally shared documents said to back up that claim on Thursday, a day after a WVOX Radio discussion with lohud reporters detailing the search for the records.
A story detailing the search was set to publish online the next day when Port Chester officials agreed to allow lohud reporters to view the documents.