We need a fire station on King Street in the Northwest Corner of Greenwich -- one that was already researched and planned out. We are asking the RTM to adopt a resolution asking the First Selectman and the Board of Estimate and Taxation to include this item in the 2019-20 budget.
Most immediately, we want the Representative Town Meeting to pass the following resolution:
WHEREAS, protecting human life and property is a primary responsibility of town government; and
WHEREAS, emergency response times in Northwest Greenwich far exceed four minutes, the nationally recommended time that increases the chance of rescuing trapped occupants and reducing property damage; and
WHEREAS, in addition to more than 3,500 residents, the area has schools, nursing homes, businesses, churches, public and private golf courses, and more traffic on King Street and the Merritt Parkway, but still has inadequate protection against fires and other emergencies;
NOW THEREFORE, it is the Sense of the Meeting (of the RTM) that the First Selectman’s Office and the Board of Estimate and Taxation should include plans in the 2019-2020 budget to design and construct a new Fire Station in Northwest Greenwich.
WHEREAS, protecting human life and property is a primary responsibility of town government; and
WHEREAS, emergency response times in Northwest Greenwich far exceed four minutes, the nationally recommended time that increases the chance of rescuing trapped occupants and reducing property damage; and
WHEREAS, in addition to more than 3,500 residents, the area has schools, nursing homes, businesses, churches, public and private golf courses, and more traffic on King Street and the Merritt Parkway, but still has inadequate protection against fires and other emergencies;
NOW THEREFORE, it is the Sense of the Meeting (of the RTM) that the First Selectman’s Office and the Board of Estimate and Taxation should include plans in the 2019-2020 budget to design and construct a new Fire Station in Northwest Greenwich.