tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post1931941305018981428..comments2023-07-11T06:12:24.018-04:00Comments on ULSTERTAX: 3rd Ward Alderman Charles Landi Proposes Closing 1 Paid Fire StationRalph Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16266194916477709446noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-28092002151527909932009-11-04T10:45:06.340-05:002009-11-04T10:45:06.340-05:00Strong leadership or not your missing the most bas...Strong leadership or not your missing the most basis premise, people. Again, people don't have the time or inclination to volunteer. You keep quoting Ulster Hose. Look at the rest of the county and all volunteer dept together. They are all suffering because peope don't have the time to commit. I still don't see you or Landi volunteering. Why are you going to put the onus on others. If people are are to volunteer, why are you going to entice them with perks? You also fail to mention that Ulster pays people to respond. They just call them janitors to keep the volunteer persona going. You need to wake up to society today and realize nothing comes for free, no matter how much you want it to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-71208711541213738852009-11-03T20:21:41.373-05:002009-11-03T20:21:41.373-05:00To 6:29pm,
We need strong leadership to develop a...To 6:29pm,<br /><br />We need strong leadership to develop a strong volunteer group to take over one of the paid Fire Stations. Let's take the Central Fire Station for example. Make that a Volunteer Fire Company that is a clone of the Town of Ulster Fire Company. Offer strong incentives such as health insurance and social activities such as the Town of Ulster has for its members. Maybe the other 4 Volunteer Fire Companies in the city can be closed and merged into the new Central Station Volunteer company. If a strong leader wanted to convert one paid fire station into a strong volunteer fire station, it could easily be done. In 2 years, we could be saving about 2 to 3 Million dollars per year.Ralph Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16266194916477709446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-87325157802577267602009-11-03T18:29:31.960-05:002009-11-03T18:29:31.960-05:00I don't see you or Landi volunteering. Exactl...I don't see you or Landi volunteering. Exactly who is going to volunteer? Its a heck of thing to ask people who are already working 2 or more jobs to give up more of the precious time with their families. That's why there are paid departments around the country. Its not a "sin" as some people make it out to be. Besides, the volunteers in Kingston already have 4 stations, how many more do they need?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-22151673655190128622009-10-30T16:05:58.683-04:002009-10-30T16:05:58.683-04:00Also, do not count out the volunteers. For that m...Also, do not count out the volunteers. For that matter, each citizen of Kingston should at least consider signing on himself.Mark Ingogliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934550705594381603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-76184238379937127092009-10-25T14:21:09.565-04:002009-10-25T14:21:09.565-04:00To 1:24pm,
If we convert 1 paid firehouse to volu...To 1:24pm,<br /><br />If we convert 1 paid firehouse to volunteer, we still will have plenty of firemen and equipment to call on.<br /><br />If we continue with our unreasonably high fire dept budget, we may not be able to live in the City of Kingston.Ralph Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16266194916477709446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-38103212565103476212009-10-25T13:24:35.856-04:002009-10-25T13:24:35.856-04:00Well when my house in on fire who the heck am I go...Well when my house in on fire who the heck am I going to call.<br /><br /><br />Come back to earthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-72640794934046057602009-10-25T00:33:24.101-04:002009-10-25T00:33:24.101-04:00Maybe with the money saved from closing a firehous...Maybe with the money saved from closing a firehouse, we can keep the police officers on the street and perhaps hire more.<br /><br />All of the Aldermen have to take a stand on this, and bring back beauty and saftey to this city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com