Muncie firefighter Sgt. Mark Hill waves as he opens the door for the fire engine as it leaves Station Two in Heekin Park for a call on Thursday. Mayor Sharon McShurley has announced the possibility of police and fire layoffs and the possible closing of Heekin Park and Wheeling Avenue fire stations. (Melanie Maxwell / The Star Press)
By Rick Yencer, Star Press
ryencer@muncie.gannett.com
Mayor Sharon McShurley is considering closing two fire stations and laying off 30-40 city workers, mainly from public safety forces, to meet budget constraints in 2009.
"The taxpayers have spoken, and the state has made a decision," McShurley told members of Muncie City Council this week about property tax relief and caps called for and imposed by the Legislature and Gov. Mitch Daniels.
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