City questions Huntington Fire Department grant

Huntington's City Council does not have good news for the Huntington Fire Department's grant application due to the city's financial concerns.

The department is in need of additional staffing, communications upgrades, new safety equipment, new vehicles and repairs to the fire stations. Fire Chief Craig Moore said radios are the most important requirement for the department at this time.

The application for staffing would cost $1.015 million. It would fund 10 firefighter positions which the city would begin to pay for in the third year with an annual cost of $515,196.

After the State of the City Address

Mayor Kim Wolfe announced that there would not be a significant increase in the next fiscal year's budget.  Despite news of additional budget cuts, the mayor is "impressed by the work of the departments in overcoming obstacles" in the past year and remains optimistic about the future.

State of the City

I will be attending the State of the City address delivered by Mayor Kim Wolfe at 6:30 p.m. Monday.  He will present the annual report and the proposed budget for 2011-2012.

CVS Caremark Corp. company filings

I found the filings of CVS Caremark Corp. through the SEC web site.  The company is based in Rhode Island.  Documents that were listed include statements of changes in beneficial ownership of securities and a press release detailing the 2010 full year results.  The press release also included initial guidance for 2011 earnings and free cash flow as well as details about the company at the bottom of the page.  It was discovered that the store sales increased by 2.1% in the full year of 2010.  Other documents contain information about changes in ownership securities, quarterly reports and employment benefit plans.