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Joe Naiman

Village News Reporter

The fire chief of the North County Fire Protection District has the authority to issue an emergency repair and, two days after the Sept. 21 NCFPD board meeting, a propane leak at NCFPD Station 2 on Winterwarm Drive merited action prior to the next scheduled board meeting Oct. 26.

NCFPD Fire Chief Keith McReynolds notified NCFPD Board President John van Doorn before McReynolds authorized the repair Sept. 23. The board had no objections to the $6,500 repair and ratified the emergency repair declaration on a 4-0 vote Oct. 26 with David Kennedy absent.

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