WBGZ Radio 3/8/2021 |
By Mark Ellebracht - WBGZ Radio
Fire crews from East Alton, Wood River and Alton responded to a report of a fire at a home in the 400 block of Bowman in East Alton on Sunday afternoon. The fire was located on the back porch and inside the rear of the home, but no injuries were reported.
The call came in to the East Alton Fire Department just before 3pm Sunday of an unknown fire at the rear of the residence. While in route, fire crews learned the back porch was on fire along with some of the inside of the home prompting a call for assistance from Wood River and Alton Fire Departments. All three departments worked to extinguish the blaze and put water on hot spots and left the scene around 4:30. The Roxana Fire Department was on standby as the Rapid Intervention Team and the Rosewood Heights Fire Protection District covered East Alton Station 1 during the event.
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The 2021 budget has been approved in the Town of Caledon.
Earlier the week, councillors supported an overall 1.13% increase, including Region of Peel and school board tax impacts, for homeowners.
This represents an approximate $59 property tax increase per typical household and is less than what was originally proposed.
Mayor Allan Thompson says the best thing they can do for residents and businesses is maintain service levels and keep our infrastructure in a state of good repair during the recovery.
Some key investments include:
-$30.0 million for the Roads Capital Program and $1.8 million for the Bridge Capital Program. This will include work such as road reconstruction or rehabilitation, asphalt roads maintenance, surface treatment, design and environmental assessments of various roads.