THE MILTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, FIREHOUSE SAGA CONTINUES.  Our New England correspondent has been keeping us up-to-date with the story.

You may recall (Firegeezer story HERE) that the town’s fire station was condemned by the State Fire Marshal and they were forced to vacate the building which began its life back in 1830 as a horse barn.  They were permitted to continue parking the apparatus in the building, but all human activity had to move into a too-small construction trailer.

Last year the town residents voted down a measure to build a new fire station.  This month the issue was on the ballot again.  The situation was carefully explained to all the residents and it was shown that the facility could be built without raising taxes.

Yesterday the vote was held and the results are in.  The gritty townsfolk voted the measure DOWN AGAIN.  This time it failed by 8 votes.

The Foster’s Daily Democrat has the full STORY.
Milton Fire-Rescue Dept. WEBSITE.

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