July 15, 2026
North Hornell Fire Chief Mike Robbins, is hoping to change the way things work at the North Hornel Fire Dept. Robbins has been working to start a fire district for the Village of North Hornell. According to Robbins, this would make it so the Village of North Hornell and the parts of the Town of Hornellsville, would no longer be responsible for any liability related to fire protection or have to make the fire department part of annual budgets. “There will be no more contracts between municipalities,” it said in a flyer Robbins passed out last night. “This will ensure financial planning that only involves the fire department to ensure fire protection for our area for the future.”
Robbins also notes, that if there is a fire district, there would be a series of meetings: joint meetings, public hearings and possibly a public referendum. He says that the big advantage of having a fire district is, fire departments can get more funding in order to purchase new equipment. He also says, there will likely be more fire districts in the area, because of the increasing cost of fire fighter equipment.
In other news, Hornellsville Town Supervisor Dan Broughton tells WLEA News that the Hornellsville Town Board has purchased seven tablets (the total cost: $1200). Broughton said that this was done, as a money-saver, as the cost of paper was expensive for the Hornellsville Town Board.
