Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday approved a resolution providing for fire territory employees’ 2015 salaries, compensation and benefits. The vote was unanimous and followed a similar vote by the fire territory board earlier in the evening. The 2015 salaries are the same as this year’s, in the … Read More
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Positive financial news took center stage at Monday’s Turkey Creek Fire Territory board meeting. Fire Chief Mickey Scott reported several items reflecting a fiscally healthy department: • The department received a refund of $1,013 from its workers’ compensation policy, attributable to a favorable risk factor recalculation. Year to … Read More
A one-car garage at the residence of Kirt Grubb, 11954 N. Camelot Trail East, Cromwell, was destroyed in a fire Saturday afternoon. The cause is undetermined. Turkey Creek Fire Territory Fire Chief Mickey Scott reports the building, owned by Angie Stuckman, was fully engulfed when … Read More
With one minor exception, all is well with the Turkey Creek Fire Territory. Fire Chief Mickey Scott reported Monday night the annual service testing of all the department’s fire hose, couplings, nozzles and fire hose appliances was recently completed. All equipment met the national standards except for one … Read More
With their budget preparation done, the Turkey Creek fire territory and advisory boards turned their attention Monday to other issues. The fire territory’s budget expenditures continued to come in under budget, with less than 40 percent of allocations spent through July. The run report for July indicates the … Read More
Longevity at Turkey Creek Fire Territory stands to increase with an option for employees to switch from the civil public employees retirement fund to the 77 PERF fund available exclusively to police and fire personnel. The 77 PERF fund is being offered to current employees and will replace … Read More
By RAY BALOG Staff Writer “We’re in pretty good shape.” That’s the assessment of Turkey Creek Township Fire Chief Mickey Scott as he presented the budget expenditures for January and February at Monday night’s meeting of the Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board. With 16.67 percent of the calendar … Read More
The weather outside has been frightful the last month or so, but that hasn’t delayed work on fire station No. 1 in Syracuse. Turkey Creek Fire Chief Mickey Scott told the Turkey Creek Fire Territory Board on Thursday the work is still on schedule, to be completed in … Read More
During the regular monthly meeting of the Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday evening, fire chief Mickey Scott made a plea to residents help clear fire hydrants of snow. “We will be removing snow from around the fire hydrants in the coming weeks in order to have the … Read More
During the regular monthly meeting of the Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday evening, Turkey Creek Township/Syracuse Fire Chief Mickey Scott suggested a way to provide a break to taxpayers within the year. “Since the equipment replacement fund levy was not reduced by the … trustee for 2014 … Read More
The 2013 Syracuse Fire and EMS Awards Banquet was held Dec. 14 and honored a number of individuals. Those receiving honors for their hard work and dedication were: Sean Manges – Interior Operations Award Fire Captain Brian Richcreek – CPR Save Award Matt Dunithan – Engine Operations Award … Read More
To close the regular monthly meeting of the Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board held Monday evening, Bill Dixon informed fellow board members he will be resigning from the board effective Jan. 1, 2014. Dixon stated his job has required him to frequently travel and he feels this does … Read More
The Turkey Creek Fire Territory Executive Board approved the construction contract for renovation of Syracuse Fire Station No. 1 during its regular monthly meeting Thursday. Fire chief Mickey Scott reviewed a few points of the contract prior to the board approving it. The contract was drawn up by … Read More
Due to the absence of board members Dennis Darr and Bill Dixon, the Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board could not hold an official monthly meeting Monday evening due to lack of quorum. However, board member Kim Cates and Turkey Creek Township Trustee Barb Griffith took that time to … Read More
It was announced at the Turkey Creek Fire Territory executive board meeting recently that the Syracuse Volunteer Fire Department has been conducting a fundraiser for the equipment and supplies fund. With at least a $20 donation, donors are offered a photograph. Fire chief Mickey Scott stressed the donated … Read More
Per the interlocal agreement for the Turkey Creek Fire Territory, Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board member Bill Dixon moved to “put into effect the remodeling plan as laid out by the (Turkey Creek Fire Territory) Executive Board.” The motion carried unanimously at the board’s regular monthly meeting Monday … Read More