Commissioners mull adding paid firefighters to budget

  • Commissioners are considering the need for more firefighters in the county. Pictured, Bryson City and other local departments responded to a house fire earlier their year.
    Commissioners are considering the need for more firefighters in the county. Pictured, Bryson City and other local departments responded to a house fire earlier their year.
Larry Griffin lgriffin@thesmokymountaintimes.com   The Swain County Commission budget meeting on Tuesday, May 16 saw the commissioners deliberating over the issue of whether to add firefighter pay…

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