HUNTINGTON, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) --- Huntington's budget crisis has forced the lay off of six firefighters, and the closure of the city's downtown fire station.
A firefighters union representative says that at a Huntington Board of Public Works meeting this morning, Mayor Steve Updike laid off the six firefighters.
The move is designed to help ease the city's $1.5-million budget shortfall. The layoff forces the city to close the downtown fire station.
The Mayor warns still more cuts to city services could be coming/
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