CITIES DISCUSS MERGING SERVICES HAMPTON AND NEWPORT NEWS LOOK AT CONSOLIDATING SOME DEPARTMENTS Final Edition

In a joint letter, Hampton Mayor Mamie Locke and Newport News Mayor Joe Frank said the update, at the very least, will help residents realize what the mayors suspect is an already high level of cooperation. The latest round of talks concerning joint city services started in Hampton when Councilman T...

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Published inDaily press (Newport News, Va. : Final ed.)
Main Author FRED CARROLL and SUSAN FRIEND Daily Press
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Newport News, Va Tribune Interactive, LLC 22.01.2001
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Summary:In a joint letter, Hampton Mayor Mamie Locke and Newport News Mayor Joe Frank said the update, at the very least, will help residents realize what the mayors suspect is an already high level of cooperation. The latest round of talks concerning joint city services started in Hampton when Councilman Tom Gear urged his fellow council members in September to talk with Newport News about combining departments. * Public safety - Shared training; mutual-aid agreements for fire and medical emergencies; participation in the Peninsula Emergency Medical Council and Hampton Roads Emergency Management Committee