[VIDEO] Mayors to Halt Rescues to Prov.

Mayors of three communities that border Providence — and collectively provided some 1,500 rescue runs to the city in 2011 — announced today that they will halt such service as of Aug. 26.

Joseph Polisena of Johnston, Bruce Rogers of East Providence, and Charles Lombardi of North Providence spoke at a press conference at the this afternoon.

After requesting a $500-per-run reimbursement and getting no response from Providence officials, the three mayors said today that they were frustrated and hoped that the city would address its own rescue needs — though Polisena suggested that Providence would lean more heavily on other communities, like Cranston, for mutual aid.

The accompanying video (running time: 2:21) shows clips from the announcement today, incuding feedback from all three executives.

Past stories in this topic:

• , May 30, 2012 
• , June 28, 2012