David Depretis
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 5
- Total speaking time
- 2:38
- Avg per meeting
- 0:32
- Segments
- 52
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Top issues during term (18)(Public Safety)
Repeat vehicle break-ins and firearm theft on Penn Street
Rising fire call volume and annual fund drive
A $52,000 state grant plus the usual $44,000 service grant will fund community fire-safety programming.
Tri-Community Fire Study
The chosen fire service option could reshape how the borough funds fire protection.
Tri-community fire services regionalization
The study could reshape how fire service is funded and delivered across the three boroughs.
Volunteer fire department funding and stipend program
Borough contributions to fire/EMS have jumped from $173,000 in 2018 to $687,000 in 2026, with funding decisions coming at mid-year budget review.
Switch from PlateSmart to Viper contract
Rescue from Penn Street-area house fire
E-bike safety at Churchview Gardens
School zone safety improvements
Encampment clearing policy on borough property
Failed Emergency Generator at Municipal Building
Replacement cost unknown; a full-building diesel unit with a 1,000-gallon tank is proposed, hopefully grant-funded.
EMS ambulances and state licensure
One ambulance was an insurance replacement; the second was financed through a strategic FNB Bank loan.
Emergency services capacity and costs
New fire trucks now cost $1.2–1.3 million versus roughly $950,000 a few years ago; the fire prevention trailer came from a $52,000 grant.
EMS Billing and Insurance Reimbursement
Public Safety Awards and Performance
The drone was acquired through a Norfolk Southern grant.
E-bike safety and enforcement
GAP Trail Encampments
Proposed Snow Angel Program
No cost identified — it pairs volunteers with residents who need help.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Depretis was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Public Safety.