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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

UPDATE: Local governments approve new joint village/town Belmont fire district

The Belmont Village Board and the Amity Town Board have both passed resolutions approving the formation of the Belmont Fire District. In those resolutions they have chosen five Fire Commissioners to be appointed October 2, 2020 through December 31, 2021.

Appointed Fire Commissioners:
Dana Hand
Mark Presutti
Daniel Woolston
Christopher Horton
Dennis Bliven
The Village and the Town together have agreed that this is in the best interest of the community. It will enable fire protection to receive the necessary funding to maintain an adequate level of service.
This resolution is subject to a permissive referendum. There would need to be a petition filed successfully with the town clerk to send this to public vote.
The original timeline has the Fire District being up and operational by January 1st 2021. IF A PETITION IS SIGNED THIS TIMELINE WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE. If it is signed and filed successfully that means another year of fire protection being inadequately funded. IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF YOUR FIRE PROTECTION TO HAVE THE DISTRICT OPERATIONAL BY JANUARY 1ST 2021.