Wenham has a proposal to hire a full-time firefighter for the fire department, but the study group that came up with the proposal said any of its recommendations would work if a merger with Hamilton ever occurred.
The recommendations of the Wenham Fire Study Group to add a full-time firefighter would be compatible with any future decisions, including regionalization or a merger with the Hamilton Fire Department, according to the study group. But does a merger with Hamilton make sense? The idea has been discussed before and on Tuesday study group member Michael Lucy suggested that even though it is a “perennial subject” it should not keep it from being talked about again. “Things change and it is good to look at it,” he said. Molly Martins, chairman of the Wenham Board of Selectmen, said there have been no recent conversations about a merger of the two departments. The report was presented on Tuesday to the Wenham Board of Selectmen. In addition to …
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A study of the Wenham Fire Department undertaken after last year's Town Meeting recommends that a new full-time firefighter should be hired, among other changes.
The Wenham Fire Department should hire a full-time firefighter and make the chief a full-time position, according to an eight-month long study of the department. The results of the study were presented in an hour-long presentation to the Wenham Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night at Wenham Town Hall. A complete copy of the study is posted to the town of Wenham website and attached to this story as a PDF. Currently, the fire department is made up of 25 “call” members, who work part-time are paid for their time when they respond, plus a full-time fire prevention officer and a 30-hour a week chief position. The study recommended hiring a full-time firefighter to help cover during the day and also come up with a schedule for the call …
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Michelle Bailey
10:52 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013
How about the cost is roughly equal 1 1/2 times the amount Wenham spent on new police cars leases last year? Or is just slightly less than the amount Wenham paid in interest and principle in 2013 for the debt on the Town Hall project? There are lots of comparisons one could draw. Some serve a purpose to put things in perspective, other are used to shine a spotlight on something inflammatory. … more ›