Aaron Reinstra hired as fire chief, for code enforcement

It is not every day that an action by town officials is greeted with applause.

Last Tuesday was one of those days.

That’s when in-person audience members attending the April 12 town council hybrid meeting at Maple Hall put their hands together to support the panel’s decision to hire Aaron Reinstra for a new paid dual fire chief-code enforcement officer position.

The post will pay $56,160 annually.

“This is one of the best moves for the community we’ve seen in a long time,” Mayor Ramon Hayes said following the unanimous 4-0 council vote to create the position and fill it with Reinstra, a third...