POLICE & FIRE HQ REPAIRS NEEDED

THE SIOUX CITY COUNCIL CONTINUED THEIR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET HEARINGS WEDNESDAY MORNING AT CITY HALL. THE CHIEFS OF THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS SPOKE ABOUT NEEDED REPAIRS TO THEIR FACILITIES.

POLICE CHIEF DOUG YOUNG TOLD MAYOR BOB SCOTT THAT WATER LEAKAGE THROUGH WINDOWS AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS IS CAUSING CONCERN:



SCOTT SAYS THE CITY SHOULD MAKE THE NEEDED REPAIRS INSTEAD OF CONTINUING TEMPORARY FIXES:



FIRE CHIEF TOM EVERETT BROUGHT UP CONTINUATION OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FIRE HYDRANT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. EVERETT ALSO PRESENTED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PLAN TO REPLACE EQUIPMENT RANGING FROM FURNACES IN THE FIRE HOUSES TO AMBULANCES.