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Taking it to the Streets: How Do You Feel About the Proposed Fire Station?

Residents weigh in on Chemsford's only ballot question.

 
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"Absolutely all for it," said Jim Gasper. "We need a new fire station."
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"Absolutely all for it," said Jim Gasper. "We need a new fire station."
"I am definitely voting for the proposed fire station," said Linda Brown. "Not so much that I'm voting for the fire station as I'm voting for public safety."
"I think it's an absolute necessity," said Kathy Brough. "We need to have it. We should have voted for it last time, but it was a choice then, and people wanted one not two. But...it's just shambles, if you toured it yourself you would know. It's the center of town, it's the one that responds to so many things, and it's short-sighted to not spend the money now."
“I think we need it, I think the selection site is good, and I did vote for it,” said Gordon Reed.
“I’d like to see them remodel the station they have and leave it where it is,” said Anne Gallo.
“I think it’s well past the point where we should have done it a long time ago, so I voted for it,” said Leon Poirier. “And I voted the last time when they had the dual...highway department building there, and I thought that was a missed opportunity again.

With today's election featuring only one contested race, the big issue revolves around the ballot question, which polls voters about a proposed $9.1 million center fire station.

Patch asked voters at precincts 1 and 9 to find the pulse of the town on the issue. While it seems that an overwhelming majority were for the measure, there were quite a few who were against it, whether because of the cost, the location of the proposed building, or perceived corruption with town officials. More often than not, however, these people wished to remain off the record, or declined to have their picture taken. 

Related Topics: Ballot, Cost, Election, Fire Department, Poll, and Taxes

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