The town has formed a committee to look at fire protection and funding the town’s three departments.
The Town Board approved the committee last week. It will be chaired by board member Bob McCarthy, who said the first meeting will be Thursday.
“The committee will keep a completely open mind during this process of analyzing how the town can best fund the fire departments,” McCarthy said. “The protective services the fire departments provide the town are invaluable, and we want to make sure their resources allow them to complete their mission of providing firefighting services to the town.”
Town Supervisor Mark Venuti will be on the committee too. He said the Town Board discussed the issue last October, during budget season, when talking about the yearly contracts with its three fire districts — White Springs, West Lake Road, and North Side.