Fire cuts could have ripple effect

DANVILLE – One less fire station may affect more than the number of firefighters on the street; it may also affect homeowners' insurance costs.

Earlier this week, Mayor Scott Eisenhauer proposed closing one fire station and cutting nine firefighters as a way to solve a projected $335,000 deficit in the budget for the next fiscal year, which begins May 1.

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