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HOW WE GOT HERE

Welcome to ReturnSPFD. This site is brought to you by concerned residents of Stone Park, seeking to have emergency services reinstated in our municipality.

  • So how did we get here?

  • How do emergency services get removed from a densely populated community with a high percentage of essential workers during a pandemic?

Good questions and questions many ask yet there's no "clear" answer. On April 15, 2020, at the near beginning of the pandemic, the Mayor and the Village Board of Stone Park,  decommissioned the Stone Park Fire Department of over 70 years and contracted out the services. At a time when emergency services are needed the most, during a pandemic!  The Village of Stone Park claims budgetary constraints, yet the "Timeline" tells another story. Click on the dates on the "Timeline" to view the information and you decide. You don't have to live in Stone Park to support our efforts. To show your support SIGN THE PETITION on the TAKE ACTION page.

TIMELINE
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Fire Department began accepting applications. 

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Petitions for Union 700 representation filed.

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Notice to Employees from the Illinois Labor Relations Board. (Click on above date for detail)

SPFD staff receive memo notifying services would be outsourced to Melrose Park. (Click on above date for detail).

Teamsters 700 respond to memo received by SPFD staff on Dec. 18, 2019. (Click on above date for detail).

Chicago Sun Times article.

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Village Board passed Resolution 19-14 Authorizing A Referendum Question For The Cessation Of The Stone Park Fire Department.

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Minutes for the SPECIAL Board Meeting on December 27, 2019.

NOTE: view mention of "NEED TO EDUCATE THE RESIDENTS"

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Mayor Mazzulla and Board appointed Eugenio Mazzulla (Mayor's brother) to the position of Fire Marshall. A position which he holds to date, yet we have no fire department. We also have a Fire Chief, Jack  Giuffre, but no fire department. (Click on above date for detail).

Flyer from the Stone Park Fire Department asking voters to vote "NO". (Click on above date for detail)

Flyer from Village referendum notice. NOTE: no mention of the question to  be voted on or that the fire department would cease to exist.

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Misleading audio message to residents - listen carefully

Message to ResidentsVOSP
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Referendum - Only 11% of total Stone Park's 1592 voters, voted yes. Far from a majority. 

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Stone Park Village Board passed Resolution 20-05 authorizing a contract with Melrose Park for emergency services.

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Cease service memo to SPFD staff from Mayor Mazzulla. (Click on above date for detail).

Stone Park Fire Department going off air after decommission. (Click on above date for detail)

Three alarm fire destroys 4 three flat buildings. Displacing over 12 families. (Click on above date for detail).

Initiative to reinstate the Stone Park Fire Department begins.

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Stone Park Administration response to initiative to return our fire department. (Click on above date for detail)

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