Municipal Council Pauses Proposed Merger of Greenwich and Wolfville Fire Districts
Municipal Council for the Municipality of the County of Kings met in special session this evening, March 10, to discuss fire services for the Wolfville and Greenwich Fire Districts. Prior to this meeting, Municipal Council convened two sessions granting ratepayers and the general public opportunities to discuss the proposed merger of the fire districts as detailed in a report dated January 2022.
A number of dominant themes emerged from two recent council sessions the public participated in, including the following:
- Requests that the Greenwich Fire Station remain open until a new replacement station has been constructed and is operational;
- That the location of the new fire station be identified prior to any alteration of fire services; and
- That the ratepayers of Greenwich be fully informed of the go-forward plans for the Greenwich Fire District in a timely manner.
Mayor Peter Muttart said Municipal Council has heard from the public and, as a result, resolved to rescind its decision and Agreement related to the alteration of the Greenwich Fire District, and restart the process. Muttart said the March 10 motion to this effect requires the consent of the Greenwich Fire Commission and Town of Wolfville, the other parties to the Agreement, and he anticipates their agreement will be forthcoming.
"With their consent, we will, in effect, be pushing the restart button," Mayor Muttart stated.