MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP, Pa. — West Ridge Fire Department says it did not terminate its long-standing fire protection agreement with Millcreek Township, directly disputing the township’s account of an escalating disagreement over fire service.
Millcreek Township said Thursday that West Ridge’s volunteer leadership ended the agreement after a 10-day deadline expired. West Ridge now says that deadline was only a contractual period giving the township time to correct alleged violations and that a separate written notice would have been required to actually terminate the agreement.
“The agreement requires an additional written notice before termination can occur,” West Ridge President Gary Carver said. “We never issued that notice because we had not made that decision.”…