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Virtual meeting being held to discuss fire services for unincorporated areas of Chatham Co. Chatham County commissioners continue to weigh their options on fire services for unincorporated areas. (Source: WTOC) By Zach Logan and WTOC Staff | February 2, 2021 at 5:39 AM EST - Updated February 2 at 4:19 PM
CHATHAM CO., Ga. (WTOC) - Chatham County commissioners continue to weigh their options on fire services for unincorporated areas.
Residents are already paying for fire subscriptions, but firefighters say it’s not working well. Right now, residents in unincorporated areas of Chatham County pay a fire subscription to Chatham Emergency Services. But Chatham Emergency Services Chief Chuck Kearns says there are around 10,000 households who are currently not paying for the service and it’s hurting the department’s bottom line.
Greeting his colleagues with a fist bump, Chester Ellis took his seat as chairman of the Chatham Commission for the first time on Friday along with four new commissioners during the first meeting of the year. Ellis succeeded former Chairman Al Scott, who met his term limit for the seat.
Along with Ellis, who formerly served as commissioner for District 8, new members Larry “Gator” Rivers, Tanya Milton, Aaron Whitely and Kenneth Adams were sworn in earlier this month. They join returning commission members Helen Stone, Bobby Lockett, Pat Farrell and Dean Kicklighter.
One of the first items for the new commission was a bimonthly COVID-19 update from Coastal Health District Director Dr. Lawton Davis. Following the update, which largely surrounded the ongoing local vaccination efforts, Ellis said he has volunteered to receive the vaccine publicly to help combat the skepticism surrounding it and encouraged other commissioners to do the same.