Tesei looks to restore fire station fundsBy Neil Vigdor
Staff Writer
In a role reversal from when he was chairman of the Board of Estimate and Taxation, First Selectman Peter Tesei is calling on his former colleagues to reinstate funding in the budget for the design of a new King Street fire station.
The BET Budget Committee took the controversial step last week of recommending cutting $175,000 in architectural and engineering funds for the facility from the proposed 2009-10 budget, saying it wanted to see a comprehensive deployment plan from the Fire Department before the town commits to additional staffing.
Tesei, who served as BET chairman from 2001-07, is now seeking to undo that recommendation when the full finance board deliberates on the proposed budget on March 19.
"In terms of overall priority, public safety ranks No. 1," Tesei said. "This is about providing adequate fire protection to an area that is currently not being serviced."......
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