New Grand Blanc Township Fire Chief Focuses on EMS Improvements

New Grand Blanc Township fire chief focuses on EMS improvements

GRAND BLANC TWP., MI – Just a couple months into his appointment, Grand Blanc Township Fire Department’s new chief is looking for ways to build upon the township’s emergency services.

More local governments in Pa. would be able to tax more to cover fire, EMS costs under new bill

After about 150 Pennsylvania boroughs and townships were given the authority to raise higher fire and EMS taxes, a lawmaker wants to expand that power for more communities.

Higher local tax limits for fire and EMS proposed

STATE COLLEGE — Hundreds of local governments in Pennsylvania would gain expanded taxing power to fund their cash-strapped fire departments and emergency medical services under a bill advancing in the legislature. Last year, the state legislature gave some local governments the ability to levy higher property taxes to fund fire companies and EMS providers. Now, a bill that would expand that opportunity to over 1,400 more municipalities has passe…

More Local Governments in Pa. Would Be Able to Tax More to Cover Fire, EMS Costs Under New Bill

This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for Talk of the Town, a weekly newsletter of local stories that dig deep, events and more from north-central PA, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. STATE COLLEGE — Hundreds of local governments in Pennsylvania would gain expanded taxing pow…