A fight about firefighting: dispute in local service agreement
CBS's Georgia affiliate WTOC-TV (12/20, Cannady) reported that Bulloch County and the city of Statesboro is flighting over "who'll fight the fires and who will pay." The city notified the county that it will increase its charge for firefighting provided to county residents, otherwise city taxpayers are "over-paying [for the same service] and it's not a fair system." The county's commissioners voted to "start their own fire department," despite of the blame from the city's for the unilateral decision to cancel the agreement.