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PENSION CRISIS FORCES FIREHOUSE CLOSURE, 9 FIREFIGHTER LAYOFFS IN EAST ST. LOUIS
by Brad Weisenstein OCTOBER 16, 2019
Pension crisis forces firehouse closure, 9 firefighter layoffs in East St. Louis
East St. Louis is short $9.5 million between a budget deficit and back payments owed to its fire and police pensions. As a result, city leaders are closing a firehouse and laying off nine firefighters.
This could happen in Warwick sooner then later.
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