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a Volunteer Fire Department, Missing $$$, and a Sheriff Who Didn’t Notice — Hambden’s (OH) Nightmare
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Firefighter Nation: Fire Rescue – Firefighting News and Community
Residents seeking answers about a theft from Hambden Volunteer Fire Department are not getting many answers, even those tax dollars are covering the losses.
The arrangement means residents depend on a privately run nonprofit for emergency services while township officials say they do not oversee its finances.
At an emergency meeting last week, trustees approved a $100,000 advance from a later payment after the department said it was necessary.
Federal records show Hambden Volunteer Fire Department Inc. was awarded about $6.76 million in federal funding for the project.
The federal and state station funding, township contract and two smaller state grants total about $9.6 million.