After last week’s deadlocked vote, the Crescent Fire Protection District (CFPD) called a Special Meeting to select from two highly qualified candidates to fill the replacement for Joe Gregorio, this past Monday afternoon.The candidates were highly qualified fire veterans: Melvin Haggard and Jon Maxwell.The previous vote did not constitute a quorum, with commissioners returning for the Special Meeting.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');The vote to appoint Jon Maxwell was 3-1.During Public Comments, before the vote, The Triplicate asked the CFPD to allow each candidate to address the changing role of the CFPD dealing with declining numbers of structure fires and increasing health-oriented calls. Colleague commissioners declined to allow the addional query into the discussion. Ignored was the impending conflict of the Fire District’s role with the future of Del Norte Ambulance.Gregorio resigned last month for personal reasons, citing his desire to spend more time with his family. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });