A Message From "I've Had Enough" and "Mr. Anonymous"

 i've had enough said...

The first poster is right, the budget doesn't revolve around Paul, it revolves around the well being and safety of our community. The MVFD budget is a whole $209,000 out of the nearly $9 million dollars, thats roughly 2% of the entire budget. We are the largest department with the smallest budget. This is a very insignificant cost when compared to what a paid fire department would cost.

The reason that Mr. Gormley is working to get a pumper is because he realizes the seriousness of the situation. The town is in terrible shape because of the incompetance of the last administration that Pat seems to enjoy defending. An administration that he was working so hard to break down and destroy for the past 3-4 years (wonder why that is). Ed is the reason that we have a fleet that has 4 soon to be 5 fire trucks that are over 20 years old, and slowly falling apart. These trucks, though they may not run every day, work very hard when they are run. It is time to stop playing these stupid games, grow up and get this town running smoothly again.

We give back to our town in many ways in addition to risking our lives whenever the tone goes off. We pay for our own ambulances, we offer scholarships, sponsor the little league and the list goes on. We do all of these things with money that we work very hard to raise, and money that people donate out of pure generosity to the department, not money from the town as Pat suggests.

October 6, 2008 5:46 PM

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 mr. anonymous said...

I couldn't have said it any better.......The only additional comment I'll make is that many of those in ESTJ's clique wouldn't be caught dead driving a 20-30 year old car, unless it was a restored antique, out for a leisurely Sunday drive. The apparatus looks as good as it does because it is lovingly maintained by the members. But, looks can be decieving. With the exception of the two newest pieces, Engine 6 & the Ladder, every other truck has suffered some kind of mechanical issues in the last 4 years. These vehicles don't get used like your family car. They sit idle, waiting. When they are called for, they work hard, harder than anyone's family auto ever would. When I have to drive one of those trucks to a fire, I always have it in the vack of my mind that something could go wrong at any moment. Is that the kind of fire apparatus you want pulling up in front of your house when there is an emergency? That's the big question here.......

October 6, 2008 8:36 PM