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This is not a merger, and not regionalization

February 12, 2013 Leave a Comment

newspaperEd: The following article from the Heights Observer offers some new information on the proposed UH-SH fire merger. Again community members are encouraged to learn more and get involved in this important process.

(Heights Observer)

by Anita Kazarian

On Thursday, Feb. 07, University Heights (UH) resident Anita Kazarian interviewed John Novosielski, president of Local 974 of the International Association of Fire Fighters. Kazarian’s questions and questions and Novosielski’s responses follow.

Q: One hundred percent of University Heights firefighters are trained as paramedics or emergency medical services. Is this true of Shaker Heights firefighters?

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Shaker Heights, University Heights firefighters union leaders say cities not listening to them

February 10, 2013 Leave a Comment

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The leaders of the Shaker Heights and University Heights firefighters unions both believe their cities’ administrations are not listening to them concerning issues they have with the proposed merger of the two cities’ fire departments.

Marty O’Neill, president of the Shaker Heights firefighters union, IAFF Local 516, and John Novosielski, president of the University Heights firefighters union, IAFF Local 974, both said they were not informed until Feb. 1 the mayors of those two cities had signed a memorandum of understanding to form a council of governments for the purpose of merging the fire departments.

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Shaker Heights, University Heights take big step toward merging fire departments

February 5, 2013 Leave a Comment

(Sun Press)(Ed: Maybe some of our community members can get involved in this process that is rapidly unfolding and may have an effect on response time for better or worse?)

The mayors of Shaker Heights and University Heights have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a council of governments for the purpose of merging the two cities’ fire departments.

Today (Feb. 1), Mayors Earl Leiken of Shaker Heights and Susan Infeld of University Heights said the memorandum lays the groundwork for an agreement that would create a combined fire department.

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: fire, University Heights

Cleveland Heights City Councilman Jason Stein requests new study on combining fire services with Shaker Heights, University Heights

January 20, 2013 Leave a Comment

(Sun News)

Cleveland Heights City Councilman Jason Stein has requested his city be included in a new cooperative study that would consider combining its fire services with Shaker Heights and University Heights.

At the City Council meeting Jan. 7, Stein said he was encouraged when Shaker Heights and University Heights announced in 2011 they were entering into a study that proposed consolidating those two cities’ fire services.

“But I quickly became disheartened, as Cleveland Heights was not asked to join,” he said.

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cleveland Heights, fire, Jason Stein

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