Greenville Fire District in Greenburgh Faces Probe of Possible Insurance Fraud

Greenburgh police are investigating possible fraud in one of the town’s Fire Districts involving an accident with one of its fire trucks, according to a report in The Journal News.

The accident occurred in August 2012 when a Greenville fire truck collided with a car, and different circumstances of what led to the crash have emerged, prompting the investigation.

The investigation comes as local voters prepare to head to the polls to election fire commissioners and consider borrowing requests for new equipment and facility renovations.

Click here to read the full report on The Journal News website.

The following is the town’s press release about Tuesday’s election:

There are 3 important fire district elections next Tuesday, December 9th. The 3 paid fire districts (Greenville, Hartsdale and Fairview) all have elections. The three paid fire districts are independent of your town government. The Commissioners approve the budget, set the tax rates, make all policy decisions for their fire districts. The fire district taxes are almost as much as the town portion of the tax bill.

HARTSDALE AND FAIRVIEW FIRE COMMISSIONER ELECTIONS ARE CONTESTED...

GREENVILLE ELECTION UNCONTESTED-- BUT--3 REQUESTS TO BORROW IN EDGEMONT TO RENOVATE FIRE HEADQUARTERS...BORROW FOR CERTIORARI’S...PURCHASE NEW FIRE TRUCK

The Greenville Fire district (Edgemont) will hold their election from 2 PM to 9 PM at the Greenville fire house on Central Ave. Walter Groden is seeking election unopposed.

There are ballot referendum questions voters will be asked to vote on:

The first ballot initiative: A request by the Fire Commissioners to borrow up to $285,000 to repair and renovate fire headquarters.

The second ballot question: asks for permission to borrow up to $550,000 to pay tax certiorari refunds.

The third ballot question: borrowing up to $950,000 to purchase a new ladder truck

CONTESTED ELECTION FOR FAIRVIEW FIRE COMMISSIONERThe annual election of the Fairview Fire District will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 from 3:00 pm. to 9:00 p.m. The polling places are Fairview Fire Headquarters at 19 Rosemont Boulevard and Fairview Fire Station #2 at 290 Worthington Road, as set forth in the Election Notice. The notice appears in the Public Notice section of the Fairview Fire District website at www.fairviewfire.org and the Town of Greenburgh website.

Candidates for a five (5) year term commencing January 1, 2015 are, as follows:

• Claire C. Pizzuti
• Todd V. Cammisa
• Keith Guerra

CONTESTED ELECTION FOR HARTSDALE FIRE COMMISSIONER

The date of the election is December 9, 2014 (date set by law and is always the second Tuesday in December)

The election will take place at Hartsdale Fire District, Station 1, located at 25 South Central Avenue, Hartsdale, NY

The polls will be open from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• Michael Goldstein
• Andrew Lee

Candidate for the 1 year term commencing on January 1, 2015 is:

• Anthony Frasca

As a note, Hartsdale Fire District decided to extend the duration of the election a number of years ago to increase voter turnout. The law requires the election to be from 6:00 p.m.to 9:00 p.m. You will have to check with the other districts. The fire districts provide the information regarding the elections to the Town, it’s posted on the Clerk’s Board as well as on the website.