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Cannon Wants Halt to Land for Volunteer Fire Company

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Wicomico County Council President John Cannon says he wants to halt giving any land for the volunteer fire company that broke away from the Salisbury Fire Department.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that he said it would violate the fire service agreement with the city which does not designate any land for the new Salisbury Independent Fire Company.

It’s now been designated Station 13.

The fire company left the Salisbury Fire Department after staffing disputes.

County Executive Bob Culver told the paper that he and other officials had provided for the property on a map that was included in the agreement.

But Cannon says he wants the decision to go through the normal process before adding the expense and time to make the changes to emergency services.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.