According to Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District trustees, questions over their proposed year-end split with the Barrington Fire Department have changed from theoretical to practical — from “why?” to “how?”
That means starting a process by which the fire district — a separate taxing body — will begin acquiring its own staff and equipment rather than receiving them by contract from the village of Barrington.
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It is a shame that the Village of Barrington as taken the attitude that they want their own Fire Department causing a new one to cover the other Barrington areas it has serviced for years. Barrington should not have played their trump card to prevent the purchase of needed water tankers and the additional personal for the now Barrington Countyside Fire District. The decision to create a separate department will only result in costing us tax payers more money. If this was run like a business, a mediator would be brought in to avoid this kind of thing from happening at a tremendous cost. If required the existing leadership of our existing Fire Department would be replaced by others who can better manage to address the needs of all areas it protects and serves.