Green Bay Metro Fire Chief David Litton joined Local 5 to talk about updates regarding the Green Bay Metro Fire Department (GBMFD).
Chief Litton says the Bellevue Fire Chief resigned and was seeking other communities to potentially merge with, before finally setting on Green Bay.
The merger will benefit taxpayers from both municipalities, says Chief Litton. Bellevue was facing over $8 million in capital improvements that would have to be done over the next couple of years, and the merger eliminated the need to spend that amount of money. On Green Bay’s side, GBMFD took over all assets of Bellevue’s fire department. All revenue generated from the ambulance service will be used to help pay for costs.
Chief Litton has said it has gone well so far.