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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — A Seminole County commissioner who sparked controversy about a grocery run firefighters made is ignoring the backlash that blew up after Channel 9’s story aired.
Since WFTV’s story aired last week, more than 2,000 people have signed a petition asking Commissioner Brenda Carey to apologize.
The controversy started after Carey texted the Station 36 firefighters’ superiors about them going to a Winn-Dixie less than a mile from their fire station while they were on the clock.
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