A jury has ruled in the favor of the now suspended Paxtang Fire Company #1, after a days long trial between the department and borough officials.READ MORE |Tri
A jury has ruled in favor of the now suspended Paxtang Fire Company #1, after a days long civil trial between the department and the borough.In the jury trial that concluded Thursday, jurors determined that the borough did not exclusively own the municipal building the fire company had been operating out of.
The ruling comes after the borough previously removed the fire company as their official service provider in July of 2022. The lawsuit was filed by the borough in an attempt to reclaim utility and rent payments they claimed the department owed them.
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