Coventry Fire District Budget Vote is Tuesday

The Coventry Fire Department is apparently on a path to recovery after the district’s fire board and the union came to terms on a new contract.

Now, the district needs to get voter approval for that contract, along with a vote in favor of a new budget to cover the next 12 months.

Voters also must vote for four members of the Board of Directors and Board Chairman Frank Palin is urging everyone to come to Feinstein Middle School on Tuesday night.

Many of the districts financial problems stem from a lack of voter involvement and oversight. District board meetings, until the district lumbered toward disaster many months ago, have historically been poorly attended.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. (Tuesday, Dec. 8.)

For an overview of some of the issues facing the district over the past year, see some of our earlier coverage:

Disgraced Former Coventry Fire District Chief Indicted for Pension Fraud

Judge Warns of Impending Public Safety Crisis in Coventry

Dept. of Revenue Tells Town it Must Engage With Coventry...

Coventry Fire District Out of Cash, Chairman Says

Coventry Fire District Crisis Returns to Court after Weekend of Labor Struggle

Coventry Fire District Faces Big Tax Hike or Liquidation

Coventry Voters Reject Tax, Choose to Dissolve Fire District

Fiscal Picture Looks Bleak for Coventry Fire District

Deal Reached, Assets Unfrozen, Coventry Fire District to...

Report: Central Coventry Fire District Service is at Lowest...