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New Bedford Councilors Want Answers on Public Safety Issues
NEW BEDFORD The New Bedford City Council is asking Mayor Jon Mitchell not to decommission Engine 8 or close the downtown police station this fiscal year, with the hope that officials in the meantime will find the money needed to pay for those public safety expenses.
The city council voted 11-0 on Thursday to send a letter to Mitchell requesting that his administration and the council work together to find funding for those services that councilors said are vital to the North End and downtown area business district.
“We cannot get rid of Engine 8. It’s a vital part of not only Ward 2, but the whole city,” Ward 2 Councilor Maria Giesta said.