(KRON) — Two months in the past, two hearth stations in Oakland have been set to shut for six months as town makes an attempt to shut the hole on a $129 million finances deficit.
The closures of Hearth Station 25 and 28 have been anticipated to avoid wasting Oakland $5 million. On Monday, Oakland halted its plan to close down the firehouses.
The Oakland Metropolis Council unanimously handed a decision that may maintain three temporarily-closed hearth stations open, a press launch from Oakland District 4 Councilmember Janani Ramachandran introduced Tuesday night time.
The decision allocates $2 million to fund the reopening of fireside stations 10, 25 and 28. These firehouses will reopen “in the coming weeks.”
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“Today’s vote is going to help save lives and ensure the safety of all Oakland residents,” Ramachandran stated within the press launch. “Fire stations are the bread and butter of essential City services, and reopening these three stations is a critical step towards building back a stronger Oakland that will allow our communities to thrive.”
On the time of the introduced closures in January, Oakland Hearth Division Chief Damon Covington stated “there are no firehouses that we can afford to close.”
