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Underfunded pensions affecting current firefighters and recruits, officials say
The department says it continues to struggle as the issue leads to more problems By ZOË TAKAKI Contributing Reporter
Forest Park’s fire department’s underfunded pensions are putting the future of local firefighters at risk, officials said. The pension’s lack of funding not only affects working firefighters looking to retire soon, it also affects the new class of incoming firefighters looking for work. “The incentive to attract new young recruits is going to not be nearly as pronounced if you’re looking at a pension fund that isn’t well funded, and then you can go to a different municipality and see that it’s much more healthy,” Laura Goodloe, the pension board’s attorney
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See PENSIONS on page 10
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