As we stand today on the threshold of 2024, change is in the air for the Mahoning Valley on many fronts, not the least of which is local government leadership.
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GIRARD Girard city officials will reach out to Liberty and Weathersfield townships about splitting the cost of a feasibility study on forming a joint fire district.
Girard fire Chief Ken Bornemiss told city officials Monday he met in March with Liberty fire Chief Gus Birch and Weathersfield fire Chief Tom Lambert about the idea of possibly forming a joint district to improve services.
Bornemiss said when he spoke to Lambert and Birch, they were interested in getting information on what the budget for funding a district would need to be, how many firefighters and how many fire stations would be needed. But they are concerned that the residents of both townships likely would not be interested in any additional taxes to fund a district.