Residents of the West Porter Township Fire Protection District and Four Seasons Volunteer Fire Force Chief Kevin Heerema, whose force serves those residents, made their displeasure at the district …
Changing the location of the Wednesday board meeting from a fire station within the West Porter Township Fire Protection District to the Porter County Administration Building upset several meeting attendees.Residents of the West Porter Township Fire Protection District and Four Seasons Volunteer Fire Force Chief Kevin Heerema, whose force serves those residents, made their displeasure at the district board meeting’s change of venue known Wednesday night.
Board of Commissioners President Jim Biggs, R-North, has been adamant that he does not want a board full of veteran first responders and would like folks with a background in tax levying to serve as the issue of the territory formation continues, though no one with an explicit tax background has been appointed.
The room had a full crowd and was uncomfortably hot because the air conditioning wasn’t running. One person commented that it was intentionally shut off. Summer evening meetings in the chamber are always air-conditioned and the lobby just outside the room was cool. During his report, Heerema said the department had responded to 868 calls as of July 1, up almost 200 calls over last year. He reiterated that while his department responds to ambulance calls when it is able, “in all legality, Northwest Health is your ambulance if you live within the district.”
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