City Council approves firefighter appointments, $581,000 in spending
Fitchburg City Council appointed two firefighters and approved $581,000 in spending. Council voted unanimously to hire Jonathan Kirlew and Ryan Provencal as permanent full-time firefighters. Finance Committee orders approved $564,800 for airport runway reconstruction funded by a $536,560 Federal
City Council · Meeting of July 21, 2026
Fitchburg City Council appointed two firefighters and approved $581,000 in spending. Council voted unanimously to hire Jonathan Kirlew and Ryan Provencal as permanent full-time firefighters. Finance Committee orders approved $564,800 for airport runway reconstruction funded by a $536,560 Federal Aviation Administration grant and combined state-local funding, plus $15,000 for the recreation program and $1,200 for cemetery restoration.
The council unanimously approved a flammables storage license for 49 John Fitch Highway. Ordinance 077-26 on grade step assignments for fiscal year 2027 passed on final reading 6-5, with Councilors Paul Beauchemin, Joseph Bowen, Marisa Fleming, Kevin Starr, and Andrew Van Hazinga opposed. Six residents spoke against the city's new "pay as you throw" trash program, presented by Public Health Director Stephen D.
Curry and Irene Kleinman of MassDEP.
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Source: the City Council meeting of July 21, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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