Voters reject Selkirk fire department bond

  • Source: WNYT-TV 13 Albany
  • Published: 12/11/2018 09:19 PM

Up for a vote Tuesday night, whether to build a new Selkirk station one and sell the old building, rebuild Glenmont's station two and make upgrades to the South Bethlehem, station three. "I'm a taxpayer. I'm shelling out just like everybody else," Bill Asprion said. If approved, residents would have to pay nearly an extra $100 in taxes for an average household valued at $220,000. The Selkirk Fire Commissioner says the decades old buildings have reached a point where they're just not safe. "We have policies in place that the truck doesn't back up without a spotter but again, things get missed. We don't want anyone to be run over," Asprion said. The ladder truck at Station 2 clears the roof by only a few inches. Between the truck and engine there are just barely three feet. A few inches to the left or right could mean a total difference causing damage, not to mention dangerous conditions for the firefighters. But not everyone sees the need for the bond.



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