The fire department is facing a cut of half a million dollars in next year’s budget and the President of the Saint John Firefighters Association is speaking out against that prospect.
Paul Stackhouse says the city appears to be targeting firefighters. He suspects it’s because of the recent arbitration decision which gave them raises although it was the city whcih opted for arbitration.
Stackhouse claims the number of firefighters in the city is way below what’s required to provide adequate coverage and he has no idea how Fire Chief Kevin Clifford will be able to cut 500 thousand dollars without eliminating more jobs.
