Council Asks Fire Department to Cut Costs

    The Sammamish City Council will ask Eastside Fire and Rescue to limit the growth of its 2009 budget by no more than five percent over its 2008 budget of $17.1 million, council members said July 1.

    “We should ask them to take a look at if there’s a way they can cut back in areas that are not salaries and benefits,” said City Manager Ben Yazici. “We’re in challenging times and we need to look at ways to streamline our budget.”

    Published in the Sammamish Review. Read the story.