<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2Cg2Ch_1GtARXRT00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2Cg2Ch_1GtARXRT00" width="1078" height="718" >Hendricks County commissioners approved a proposed fire district in Liberty Township Oct. 27, with the understanding that land soon to be annexed into Plainfield would be excluded from the district.The 2-1 vote followed a public hearing in which officials and residents discussed emergency service needs, boundaries and concerns about the pending annexation. Commissioner Brad Whicker voted against the proposal.Liberty Township Trustee Brad Butler presented updated information supporting the district, which would improve fire and emergency medical services in southwestern Hendricks County.Butler said the township currently provides advanced life support coverage about 97 percent of the time and has increased its mutual aid responses to neighboring communities.Plainfield officials opposed the proposal as initially presented, citing concerns about the annexation of roughly 1,200 acres near the planned Henke development. Plainfield Executive Director of Public Safety Jared McKee said the annexation could create an island of Plainfield territory surrounded by the proposed district and complicate emergency response and mutual aid.Butler said the township’s concern was protecting fire and EMS funding as development and annexations occur. He said the goal is to retain revenue needed to support emergency services and potentially expand coverage farther west.“The township is going to continue to grow,” he said.Several residents and Clayton representatives voiced support for the district, emphasizing the need for dependable emergency coverage in the area.Commissioners ultimately approved the proposal while directing that the territory to be annexed by Plainfield be excluded. Officials will work on the district’s final boundaries and language, with further discussion expected at the commissioners’ Nov. 10 meeting.</div></body>

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Hendricks County commissioners approved a proposed fire district in Liberty Township Oct. 27, with the understanding that land soon to be annexed into Plainfield would be excluded from the district. The 2-1 vote followed a public hearing in which officials and residents discussed emergency service needs, boundaries and concerns about...

Hendricks County approves Liberty Township fire district

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Hendricks County commissioners approved a proposed fire district in Liberty Township Oct. 27, with the understanding that land soon to be annexed into Plai

Hendricks County approves Liberty Township fire district

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