Florida City Votes to Keep Police Department, Drop Fire Department

Aug. 13, 2003
Stuck between a $1.4-million budget shortfall and a rowdy crowd of more than 300 residents, city commissioners on Tuesday argued more than four hours before opting to save the Police Department and dissolve the Fire Department.
Stuck between a $1.4-million budget shortfall and a rowdy crowd of more than 300 residents, city commissioners on Tuesday argued more than four hours before opting to save the Police Department and dissolve the Fire Department.

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