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Here's what the Saline Police Department and Saline Area Fire Department were dispatched to on March 28.
Saline Police Department Dispatches
3-28-23, 13:28: Police notified about a white Ford Focus operating in a hazardous manager. The vehicle was westbound on Michigan, coming in from Pittsfield Township. The car wasn't located.
3-28-23, 14:30: Someone reported that a catalytic converter was stolen from a Ford Escape on the 700 block of Valley Circle Drive..
3-28-23, 18:08: Welfare check on the 200 block of North Maple Road.
Saline Area Fire Department Dispatches
3-28-23, 7:10: Electrical hazard, wires arcing/sparking. Near Bemis Road, bear Burwyck Park.
3-28-23, 10:03: Possible gas leak, North Lewis and West Bennett.
Overcast, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees. Overcast for the morning, clear during the afternoon and evening, overcast overnight.
Did they announce if they’re doing the 1 mile run down Michigan avenue?
If this mileage passes, has the City of Saline, for example, committed to reduce their millage by 2.0 that they no longer
need to send to the Fire Department?
It should be stated that this mileage is going to raise the taxes for many homes by $800 per year (based on a $250K SEV). There has been no commitment that the 2.0 mil that currently exists will be replaced even though it is alluded to. That is a huge increase.
The Fire Dept. likely does have unmet needs. We have been in meetings where the Fire Chief has spoken and our impression has been that he is not fully transparent, massaging information to present a case to achieve what he wants rather than solidly and transparently defining reality and options.