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As tenure winds down, retiring fire chief looks back, says 'thanks'
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As tenure winds down, retiring fire chief looks back, says 'thanks'

  • KYLIE BALK-YAATENEN kbalkyaatenen@gazettextra.com
  • May 15, 2024
  • 2 min to read

JANESVILLE — Jim Ponkauskas knew, at age 5, sitting in a fire truck on a call with his dad, that fire service was what he wanted to do with his life.

Fire commission weighs costs of Milton, Janesville consolidation
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Fire commission weighs costs of Milton, Janesville consolidation

  • By Rebecca Kanable Adams Publishing Group
  • Updated Jul 27, 2020

Should the Milton and Town of Milton Fire Department consolidate with Janesville or stand on its own? Either way, the costs associated with consolidating or shoring up the Milton department will be in the millions of dollars.

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Shared fire services agreement at a crossroads

  • By Rebecca Kanable Adams Publishing Group
  • Jun 1, 2020

Janesville, the city of Milton and the town of Milton have reached a crossroads with their shared fire services agreement, fire officials say.

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