011619 WFRD budget needs (MA)

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Chief Michael Hill delivers a presentation addressing critical budget concerns at the Woodstock Fire Rescue District on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Woodstock. A property tax referendum is being talked about with an increased cost of approximately $4.25 per month, which would go toward furnishing the Woodstock Fire Rescue District with new engines and increased staff to make up for positions cut over the years to meet budget.

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Chief Michael Hill delivers a presentation addressing critical budget concerns at the Woodstock Fire Rescue District on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Woodstock. A property tax referendum is being talked about with an increased cost of approximately $4.25 per month, which would go toward furnishing the Woodstock Fire Rescue District with new engines and increased staff to make up for positions cut over the years to meet budget.

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Chief Michael Hill delivers a presentation addressing critical budget concerns at the Woodstock Fire Rescue District on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Woodstock. A property tax referendum is being talked about with an increased cost of approximately $4.25 per month, which would go toward furnishing the Woodstock Fire Rescue District with new engines and increased staff to make up for positions cut over the years to meet budget.

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Chief Michael Hill delivers a presentation addressing critical budget concerns at the Woodstock Fire Rescue District on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Woodstock. A property tax referendum is being talked about with an increased cost of approximately $4.25 per month, which would go toward furnishing the Woodstock Fire Rescue District with new engines and increased staff to make up for positions cut over the years to meet budget.

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Lt. Eric Vizanko shows a narcan syringe, a device used to save the lives of people who overdose on opioids, at the Woodstock Fire Rescue District on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Woodstock. A property tax referendum is being talked about with an increased cost of approximately $4.25 per month, which would go toward furnishing the Woodstock Fire Rescue District with new engines and increased staff to make up for positions cut over the years to meet budget.

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Chief Michael Hill delivers a presentation addressing critical budget concerns at the Woodstock Fire Rescue District on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Woodstock. A property tax referendum is being talked about with an increased cost of approximately $4.25 per month, which would go toward furnishing the Woodstock Fire Rescue District with new engines and increased staff to make up for positions cut over the years to meet budget.

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Chief Michael Hill delivers a presentation addressing critical budget concerns at the Woodstock Fire Rescue District on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Woodstock. A property tax referendum is being talked about with an increased cost of approximately $4.25 per month, which would go toward furnishing the Woodstock Fire Rescue District with new engines and increased staff to make up for positions cut over the years to meet budget.

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Chief Michael Hill delivers a presentation addressing critical budget concerns at the Woodstock Fire Rescue District on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Woodstock. A property tax referendum is being talked about with an increased cost of approximately $4.25 per month, which would go toward furnishing the Woodstock Fire Rescue District with new engines and increased staff to make up for positions cut over the years to meet budget.

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Firefighter/paramedic Paul Heideman holds a narcan syringe equipped inside a 2008 ambulance at the Woodstock Fire Rescue District on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Woodstock. A property tax referendum is being talked about with an increased cost of approximately $4.25 per month, which would go toward furnishing the Woodstock Fire Rescue District with new engines and increased staff to make up for positions cut over the years to meet budget.

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Lt. Eric Vizanko, left, and Firefighter/paramedic Paul Heideman look through the cab of a 2008 ambulance at the Woodstock Fire Rescue District on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Woodstock. A property tax referendum is being talked about with an increased cost of approximately $4.25 per month, which would go toward furnishing the Woodstock Fire Rescue District with new engines and increased staff to make up for positions cut over the years to meet budget.

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Firefighter/paramedic Paul Heideman holds a narcan syringe equipped inside a 2008 ambulance at the Woodstock Fire Rescue District on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Woodstock. A property tax referendum is being talked about with an increased cost of approximately $4.25 per month, which would go toward furnishing the Woodstock Fire Rescue District with new engines and increased staff to make up for positions cut over the years to meet budget.

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Firefighter/paramedic Paul Heideman, left, and Lt. Eric Vizanko show narcan syringes equipped inside a 2008 ambulance at the Woodstock Fire Rescue District on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Woodstock. A property tax referendum is being talked about with an increased cost of approximately $4.25 per month, which would go toward furnishing the Woodstock Fire Rescue District with new engines and increased staff to make up for positions cut over the years to meet budget.

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Chief Michael Hill, right, speaks about critical budget concerns at the Woodstock Fire Rescue District on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Woodstock. A property tax referendum is being talked about with an increased cost of approximately $4.25 per month, which would go toward furnishing the Woodstock Fire Rescue District with new engines and increased staff to make up for positions cut over the years to meet budget.

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Chief Michael Hill, right, speaks about critical budget concerns at the Woodstock Fire Rescue District on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Woodstock. A property tax referendum is being talked about with an increased cost of approximately $4.25 per month, which would go toward furnishing the Woodstock Fire Rescue District with new engines and increased staff to make up for positions cut over the years to meet budget.

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Lt. Eric Vizanko, left, and firefighter/paramedic Jake Biederer talk about the need to maintain and replace existing engines at the Woodstock Fire Rescue District on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Woodstock. A property tax referendum is being talked about with an increased cost of approximately $4.25 per month, which would go toward furnishing the Woodstock Fire Rescue District with new engines and increased staff to make up for positions cut over the years to meet budget.

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Lt. Eric Vizanko, left, and firefighter/paramedic Jake Biederer talk about the need to maintain and replace existing engines at the Woodstock Fire Rescue District on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Woodstock. A property tax referendum is being talked about with an increased cost of approximately $4.25 per month, which would go toward furnishing the Woodstock Fire Rescue District with new engines and increased staff to make up for positions cut over the years to meet budget.