EDITORIAL: Solid Norwich fire-service report sidesteps key issue
Day, The (New London, CT)
Feb. 18—The latest consultant's report for improving fire protection in
Norwich has some sound ideas. But in an effort to sidestep a political ignition point that has sent prior reports up in flames, it sidesteps a fundamental unfairness about who and how fire service is paid for.
This politically cautious approach may indeed improve the chances of achieving some fundamental improvements without factional disagreements again striking the match that sends the whole effort up in smoke, effectively burning up the
$81,000 spent on the report along with it.