HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-08-15, Page 17THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2013. PAGE 17. MacLellan proposes fire department amalgamationHuron East Council has begun
preliminary discussions that
could result in the amalgamation of
the Brussels and Grey Fire
Departments.
At council’s July 30 meeting at the
Brussels Business and Cultural
Centre, Grey Councillor Alvin
McLellan began discussing the state
of the Grey Fire Hall, which was one
of the stops on a facilities tour earlierthat evening.He said, thinking maybe five or 10years down the road, that a new fire
hall, not in Ethel, might be
beneficial.
He said that if the fire hall were to
close in the future, the new hall
could be placed where the Grey
Township Public Works building sits
just south of Ethel, utilizing a
building the municipality is
currently not using.
The discussion came about duringthe facilities tour, as Grey Fire ChiefGary Boyer said the Grey FireDepartment is in need of more space
at its current hall.
Huron East Mayor Bernie
MacLellan said he liked the idea.
Earlier in the evening, during the
tour of the Grey Fire Hall, he
stated that he’d like to see the fire
hall and the Grey Community
Hall in Ethel torn down, and and
replaced by a new building with a
two building potentially housingboth the Brussels and Grey FireDepartments.Brussels Councillor David Blaney
warned MacLellan from such
conversation, saying that the logical
next step would be an amalgamation
of the two fire departments, which
wouldn’t sit well with residents of
both communities.
“Be careful,” Blaney warned,
saying that communities have
identified with their volunteer fire
departments, saying that MacLellanshould think before he moves toamalgamate.There are practical reasons behind
such a move, MacLellan said,
suggesting that response times could
go down.
While no official action was taken,
the potential move will be something
that council will discuss at an
upcoming strategic planning
session tentatively scheduled for
October.
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