Garfield fire control budget drops for 2024

GARFIELD — The Town of Garfield passed its 2024 Budget totals, seeing a drop in funds for fire control from $21,290 in the 2023 budget to a total of $19,290 for the 2024 budget.

Garfield Fire District Secretary Beth Anderson said there is a District side to the budget, “then there is the town budget,” she said.

Town of Garfield City Clerk and Treasurer Cody Lord said that the district handles their numbers in the budget, and then the city has an agreement to pay 40% of the fire department bills for the fire station in Garfield. “It depends on how many turnouts they need and what needs service,...