Close vote approves new firefighter
The Fredonia Board of Trustees approved hiring a firefighter by a 3-2 vote recently. The hire of Adam Ahrens, who was already active in the volunteer section of Fredonia Fire Department, will fill a position opened by the retirement of Lt. Tim Winters. The trustees accepted Winters’ resignation at the same time. Trustees Jon Espersen and Michelle Twichell voted against hiring Ahrens. Trustees Ben Brauchler, Nicole Siracuse and Paul Wandel voted “yes.” “I really don’t see where we have the money right now to hire anyone else,” Twichell said. “That position was ...