Comments on: Chinden Fire Station To Close Oct. 1

By: cyclops

cyclops — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:54:53 +0000

Wonk, Why buy the cow when you get the milk for free?

By: Wonk Vader

Wonk Vader — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:24:54 +0000

If the station is in Garden City, why just doesn’t Garden City officially absorb it and constitute the Garden City Fire Department? Seems like an obvious thing to do now that NACFR has outlived its need.

By: cyclops

cyclops — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:30:23 +0000

By the way Matt, there is a substantial difference between taxes going down and not experiencing, and DEPENDING on, tax growth!

By: cyclops

cyclops — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:28:04 +0000

Matt, your position would be logical if the powers that be discovered the shortage in tax revenues a couple of weeks ago. Sadly they didn’t! They knew of them long before they started trying to sell us a “pig in a poke” with threats of lost service and bond issues. V A is right on! This is the big Bad Wolf that will take up residence in the fire house if the next bond is rejected again.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 05:27:13 +0000

Money disappeared when property taxes went way down. It’s an easy and short trail to follow. Not a back room deal just economic downturn. But, that’s not as fun as making up scenarios that include trying to make a conspiracy out of it.

By: Veritas Aequitas

Veritas Aequitas — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:00:48 +0000

Again, I am in 99% agreement with you….There is a lot of money to be had, But I think you and I disagree on who is “making out”, and what the quid pro quo is .

Bottom line is both you and I know this “closing” of the fire station is just a ruse to scare the voters into approving the next bond over-ride.

The real question is where is all that $$ going to.

As you say..follow the money.

By: cyclops

cyclops — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 05:32:31 +0000

V A, just follow the money and opportunity! You are kidding right? Do you really think all they care about are the members of their district? Do you think these “deals”, just fall from the sky? The only difference between the back room deals today and those of years gone by are the two martinis! (after all, there may be someone from the Guardian watching these days)

By: Veritas Aequitas

Veritas Aequitas — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 20:06:02 +0000

Actually, In my experience, fire districts are governed by separately elected commissioners, with mainly the fire union members and their families the only ones paying attention and voting in the elections.

So who do you think the commissioners pay more attention to?

By: cyclops

cyclops — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:14:37 +0000

V A, you are correct! But don’t think for a second that ANY fire district blows their nose without the city and county telling them where the tissues are. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and recall the “discussions” between ACEMS and the different fire districts.

By: Glen

Glen — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:02:56 +0000

…And, as for explaining it to the Statesman, they won’t have to. It’s already old news to them.