Warwick Mayor Says He's Disappointed With EGFD Dispatch Decision
Mayor Scott Avedisian says, in hindsight, a feasibility study should have been conducted first.
Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian said Monday he was "disappointed" that the East Greenwich Fire District terminated dispatch merger talks. "I am disappointed that the Fire District voted to stop the discussion about dispatch but I certainly understand and apologize to Chief Henricksen and the Board for the length of time that it has taken," Avedisian said in an email. East Greenwich Fire Commissioners voted to end dispatch consolidation talks with Warwick at their meeting on Jan. 24, after three years of effort and $162,000 in EGFD money spent on equipment for both towns. There was no written agreement between Warwick and EGFD. According to EG Fire Chief Peter Henrikson, of the $162,000 spent, about $15,000 was spent on East Greenwich …
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