BURRILLVILLE – An issue that went before village voters twice over two months was rejected more decisively the second time around this week, with the public not sold on a proposal that would have staffed another rescue truck in the Pascoag Fire Department.
The question was first placed on a ballot – along with several other district-related issues – at a special election on Monday, March 23. It failed to gain approval of a two-thirds majority during that initial referendum by just a few votes, with 27 village residents in favor of authorizing the additional staffing and 17 against the proposal.
At the time, Pascoag Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners Chairman Jim Richard said he would likely bring the question back due to the close outcome. The goal, Richard told NRI NOW, was to decrease the department’s response times, with the revenue generated from runs to cover some of the cost.
He did so on Monday April 20, at a special meeting where a vote that would have authorized the board to make the staffing change was the only question…