Lemont Fire District Approves Bond Referendum For November Ballot

LEMONT, IL — The Lemont Fire Protection District Board of Trustees has approved a resolution to place a bond referendum, focused on improving emergency response, on the Nov. 5 ballot, according to a release from the district.

Funding from the bond referendum would enable improvement in response times across the District by relocating fire stations #1 (15900 New Ave., in Lemont) and #3 (10801 S. Marmon Drive, in Woodridge), renovating fire stations #2 and #4, and upgrading essential emergency equipment and supplies, the District said.

It will also provide funding for ongoing training initiatives and proper firefighting gear storage to reduce firefighter/paramedic exposure to carcinogens.

The District said that the increase in Lemont's population over the past two years, and the shift in development to the southwest side of town, has increased demand for emergency services throughout the community and in newly developed areas of the District.





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