Greenville’s proposed budget includes millions of dollars in investments in police and fire departments without requiring salary increases. City officials said the proposed budget would prioritize public safety. The budget of more than $270 million passed first reading on Monday. MORE NEWS: 1 person injured in Greenville County shooting, lawmakers say part of the budget will go towards a $6 million replacement facility for the Stone Avenue Fire Station. “So one of the challenges for the fire department is the size and location of the fire department. This department, the height of the doors is a challenge for us,” Fire Chief Brian Horton said. “The new equipment is getting bigger and bigger. The doors are very low, so it becomes difficult. Another challenge we have is traffic.” The fire department will be relocated up the hill to Park Avenue There will be a new entrance. The fire department will continue to occupy the current fire station until a new one is constructed. The budget also includes the maintenance of other fire stations and reinforcement of dispatch systems. MORE NEWS: Investigators arrest North Carolina woman with enough fentanyl to kill more than 16,000 people “We have a system called Pervis that allows dispatchers and other dispatchers to “We can set up alerts to our automated assistance partners so we can quickly provide relief efforts,” Horton said. The Greenville Police Department will add a total of seven new officers as part of the proposed budget. “We just added Cherrydale, and as everyone knows, we have over 90 acres there and we have a big chunk of 291 Pleasantburg Drive, so we have a number of them there to cover that area. We need several officers and we need several traffic officers to help cover the traffic jam,” said Police Chief Howie Thompson. MORE NEWS: Upstate restaurant owner-chef to appear on Food Network TV show Thompson also announced that the department will add two police officers to be assigned to various city parks. There will also be new body cameras for officers, allowing supervisors to monitor what’s happening during calls. “Supervisors can send resources to them as needed. If they need the fire department, they need EMS. Do they need more police officers?” Thompson said. . Construction of the new fire station could begin later this year. A second and final reading of the city’s budget is scheduled for Monday.
Greenville’s proposed budget includes millions of dollars in investments in police and fire departments without requiring salary increases.
City officials said the proposed budget would prioritize public safety. The budget of more than $270 million passed first reading on Monday.
More news: One person injured in shooting in Greenville County, authorities say
A portion of the budget will fund a $6 million replacement facility for the Stone Avenue Fire Station.
“So one of the challenges with this station is the size of the station and the location because this station, the height of the doors is a challenge for us,” Fire Chief Brian Horton said. “New equipment is getting bigger and bigger. These doors are so low that it becomes difficult. Another challenge we have is traffic.”
The fire station will be moved up the hill and there will be a new entrance on Park Avenue. The fire department will continue to occupy the current fire station until a new one is constructed.
The budget also includes improvements to other fire stations and reinforcement of dispatch systems.
More news: Police arrest North Carolina woman with enough fentanyl to kill more than 16,000 people
“We will be implementing a system called Pervis that will allow our dispatchers and other dispatchers to set up alerts to automated assistance partners. This will allow us to quickly respond to calls throughout the county and city.” Horton said.
The Greenville Police Department will add a total of seven new officers as part of the proposed budget.
“We just added Cherrydale, and as everyone knows, we have over 90 acres there and we have a big chunk of 291 Pleasantburg Drive, so we have a number of them there to cover that area. We need several officers and we need several traffic officers to help cover the traffic jam,” said Police Chief Howie Thompson.
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Thompson said the department plans to add two full-time employees to various parks in the city.
There will also be new body cameras for officers, allowing supervisors to monitor what’s happening during calls.
“Supervisors can send resources to them as needed. If they need the fire department, they need EMS. Do they need more police officers?” Thompson said. .
Construction of the new fire station could begin later this year.
A second and final reading of the city’s budget is scheduled for Monday.
