Solebury Township will continue paying $650 for each eligible resident who serves as an active volunteer firefighter or fire police officer in 2027, as officials look to support the volunteer ranks protecting the community.
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The Board of Supervisors unanimously authorized the annual contribution Oct. 6 for qualifying volunteers serving with the three fire companies that cover Solebury: New Hope Eagle, Midway and Point Pleasant.
The township’s contribution is $650 per active firefighter or fire police officer who both lives in Solebury and volunteers with one of the three companies, officials said.
“We have to do this,” supervisors Chair Mark Baum Baicker said. “We need volunteer fire people. We need to reward them. They do a great job, and there’s not enough of them.”
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The board approved the 2027 contribution without opposition. The program represents one way the township financially supports a fire protection system that depends heavily on volunteers rather than a full municipal fire department. The township identified the payment as an annual block grant to the companies.
