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building was only half finished and that the squad had received no public assistance and no help from the town in completing the project. He maintained that the building doesn't have adequate storage space for the equipment now kept in the fire hall or room for the ladies auxiliary to operate their thrift shop. The council’s proposed action to trade the fire hall for the church will reduce fire protection for the community, according to Manson. “I’m ashamed of you people.” he told the council.
“Who owns the building?" asked Paul Walker, a charter member of the fire company. When the mayor replied that the town held title to the fire hall. Walker claimed that the fire department had "contributed substantially toward construction” of the hall. “Whether we have a record of that, I don’t know,” he added.
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