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[email protected] "A friend in the market is better than money in the chest." Friday, February 1, 2008 East Killingly Fire District plans new station Towns BY JOSH SAYLES They are unelected officials who VILLAGER STAFF WRITER tax independently of Killingly and gear up EAST KILLINGLY — The East have the ability to put a lien on an Killingly Fire District is planning individual’s property if taxes are to build a new fire station, a propos- not paid. al that has some residents con- Some East Killingly residents cerned about the price tag and the believe that the solution for the for primary need for such a facility. firehouse lies within expansion of The cost is estimated by some the current facility, not a new residents to be as much as $1.4 mil- building. lion, and citizens aware of the situ- Stevens disagreed. He said that election ation have raised several concerns the expansion, for what the depart- ment currently needs, would cost BY BRAD TILLES about the funding of the project. VILLAGER STAFF WRITER East Killingly Fire District approximately $700,000, not includ- President George Stevens, however, ing the cost of bringing the current The upcoming Connecticut said the cost of the project could building up to code. Furthermore, Presidential Primary is fast not yet be determined. the original building was built in approaching on Feb.