Fire chief requests New Haven Hose to be line item on city budget
CONNELLSVILLE — Bob Topper, chief of the New Haven Hose Co., officially requested on Wednesday night for City Council to include the fire company as a line item on the city budget for the upcoming year.
Topper requested a line item of $60,000 to be specifically earmarked for the mortgage payment on the fire station and to make payments on the new fire truck.
“We need the community’s support,” Topper said. “We need council’s support.”
Topper said this was the first time he requested such an action on the part of the city. He said it’s his intent to improve the city’s current International Services Office (ISO) rating.
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