San Benito County and San Juan Bautista collaborate to form new fire department

Howells Fire District in New York Wins Vote to Build New Firehouse

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y.—The Howells Fire Company got the go ahead vote to construct a new fire house. The decision needed to pass a bond referendum, allowing the fire district to borrow money and raise the fire tax. The bond referendum for $9.5 million to build the new firehouse passed on May 6 with 162 saying “yes” and 40 saying “no.” The Howells Fire District includes Wallkill and part of Mount Hope in Orange County and Mamakating in Sullivan Coun…

San Benito County and San Juan Bautista collaborate to form new fire department

San Benito County and San Juan Bautista are working together to establish a new fire department, starting with the search for a fire chief after negotiations with Hollister fell through.

San Benito County takes step toward creating its own fire department

Lea este artículo en español aquí.Negotiations for countywide fire protection services appear to have gone up in smoke. At its May 6 meeting, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors approved job specifications for a fire chief as part of its efforts to create its own fire department.That move followed the Hollister City Council’s decision to dissolve its fire services contract negotiating committee at its May 5 meeting.The county fire chief’s…

San Benito County approves chief position for new fire district creation

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION) - San Benito County is on the path to creating a new fire district, but it must find a fire chief first to move the creation forward. The county's Board of Supervisors is working with San Juan Bautista to create the district with a fire chief as the project manager. At Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting, the board voted unanimously to create the new position. Last night, the city of Hollister decided to move …

San Benito County education celebrates employees of the year - SanBenito.com | Hollister, San Juan Bautista, CA

The San Benito County Office of Education held its annual Certificated and Classified Employee of the Year Celebration on April 24. Each year, schools in San Benito County are invited to select one Certificated and one Classified employee who has had a significant impact on students to be honored at the event.  This year, 36 educators were recognized for their hard work and dedication to students, says a press release from the county office. Cer…