\”Our purpose of asking you to come here to the meeting is two-fold\” said Mayor John Soubasi, addressing Brooklawn Fire Department and Emergency Management Services (EMS) members during the Council meeting.

\”One reason is so that members may hear directly from us. Also, by meeting face to face, we feel is the best way to dispel rumors,\” Soubasis said.

 \”I’d like to make it clear that for the last 12 years we have not micro-managed any groups. We know that the EMS squad always needed a home,\” he said in answer to rumors that a building slated for that purpose has not been completed.