Stories tagged with: chester
Chester Fire Drops Ambulance Response
Chester Fire has ceased all ambulance services, effective yesterday. The change has been the result of years of financial woes. This will also lead to the department, by the Chester Public Utility Board of Directors, decision to transition to a volunteer-run department by February... Read More.
Chester Will Get its Chance to Save it’s Fire Department
On Wednesday, during a special board meeting, the CPUD directors once more attempted to cast their votes on the once-failed resolution to bring two ballot measures to a special election in May to help fund the squabbling fire department.Operating with a nearly 1.2 million... Read More.
Lassen National Forest Recognizes Chester Students in Archaeology Essay Contest
The Lassen National Forest acknowledged two Chester students for their entries in the Forests Services’ Archeology Essay contest.The contest began in October and ran through the first weeks of December. Third-grade students across the five counties of Lassen, Plumas, Modoc, Tehama, Butte, and Siskiyou... Read More.
Chester Faces Imminent Loss of Fire Department and Ambulance Services as Funding Crisis Continues
Chester is facing the unsettling reality of losing its fire department. Fire Chief Balzarini announced during a recent Public Utility District Board meeting that the department is operating on an unsustainable budget of around $2 million. Since a decision in November to transition to... Read More.
Critical Decision Looms for Chester Fire Department: CPUD Board Delays Closure
CPUD board will delay the seemingly inevitable closing of Chester Fire for another two weeks.Chester’s FT-paid FD appears that it will no longer be; they have simply run out of money after years of placing bandaids on a gushing wound. The board stated that running... Read More.
Chester Public Utility District Discusses Closure of Chester Fire Department
Set for tomorrow’s Chester Public Utility District (CPUD) board meeting, General Manager Adam Cox will seek approval to shutter the department due to its significant operating deficit and failure to secure a viable source of incoming revenue.Chester Fire's last day is slated for December... Read More.
CPUD GM Responds to Measure D Failure: Future of Chester Fire Department Hangs in the Balance as Board Convenes for Critical Meeting
General Manager for Chester Public Utility responds to the failure of Measure D to fund Chester Fire, the board's next meeting to address the impacts.In an email response to Sierra Daily News, GM Adam Cox said, “It’s a very sad day that 300 Chester... Read More.
Measure D Fails, Chester Fire’s Fate Hangs in the Balance
Chester Fire's Hail Mary Measure failed to pass during yesterday's elections, leaving the department in a financial mess, at least for now.Three hundred of over 460 votes cast were against Measure D, which aimed to levy a 350-dollar parcel tax to make up some... Read More.
