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Volume 20, Number 4
Friday, January 27, 2023
Leaders: No business audits coming in 2023 By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
Southington Fire Department Headquarters, 310 North Main St. The fire department recently put out a call for volunteers as part of a renewed effort to bolster the force. Record-Journal file photo
Town looks to recruit more volunteer firefighters By Christian Metzger Record-Journal staff
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The department plans on opening booths at job fairs at Southington High School SOUTHINGTON — The fire and vocational schools like department recently put out Platt Technical School in a call for new volunteers as Milford, along with other part of a renewed effort to events around Southington bring more onto the force. like the Italian-American The initiative put forward in and Apple Harvest festivals. the recent Board of Fire Officials also aim to put out Commissioners Recruitmore targeted advertising ment and Retention meetthrough signs, videos, and a ing aims for further comnew ad to be shown at the munity outreach to draw in Southington Drive-In. volunteers.
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This is to combat the decline in volunteer numbers over the past decade, leaving the department with a pool of 35 volunteers — who aren’t always available on calls. Volunteers have been an integral component of Southington’s operations with the fire department, especially calls requiring more trucks and personnel.
don't specify what property they have. That forces her to make a best guess SOUTHINGTON — An au- as to the value of their taxdit of local businesses able property. won’t take place this year and town officials will inBusinesses are taxed on stead work on an educareal estate and motor vetion campaign to improve hicles in addition to smallpersonal property reporter items such as computing. The town’s tax assesers, office supplies and sor may request an audit furniture. or similar action next year, Hiring an outside firm to however. audit local businesses While business owners are could have generated required to list equipment, about $2 million in new machines and other items tax revenue according to a associated with their com- company considered for the work. pany, the town's assessor Teresa Babon said nearly 500 refuse to do so or See Audit, A34
Infrastructure projects the topic of Chamber breakfast meeting By Nicole Zappone The Citizen
BRISTOL — Mark Boughton, commissioner of the state's Department of Revenue Services, was the guest speaker at the Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce’s regional economic outlook breakfast, held Jan. 12 at the DoubleTree by Hilton.
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