Maybe there ought to be an independent study on the state board that “oversees” finances. There must be a way to come up with enough cutbacks to pay for the fire stations. After all, the “boards” contribute nothing to the constituents. Why is it when the number crunchers need a fast way to protect the trough of the political hogs, it’s public services that take it in the shorts? I’d volunteer to facilitate a process improvement intiative for the state and guarantee to find enough political “fat” to avoid sticking it to the taxpayers.
I thnk what this survey shows is that Pittsburgh is a dying city. It says they should first tear down the abandoned buildings. How sad. This was once a thriving blue collar center of industrial activity. This was ‘steel town’. Now, there is not enough activity to keep fire stations active. What a sad realization of the changes being made in our society.
maybe if all the business owners (sometimes known as “insureds”) were to be advised their fire insurance premiums would be increasing due to the ISO rating of the fire department being reduced, it might have some effect on the city’s decision.
What we have here is the same thing we are suffering through in Indiana. The state has taken over all control of local budgets and seeks to cap all local spending. The taxes go up, the local spending goes down – guess where the difference goes? It is total abandonment of home rule. The “report” they refer to is worthless because it is done by a consultant who will give them the report they want. So to bolster the state government budget, we all lose: taxpayers, insurance companies,businesses, and our economies.
The thing that should turn everyone’s crank is the fact that these state agencies think there’s excess to be trimmed everywhere else except their own little sandbox.
What’s a “minimal” increase in response time? Every minute counts at the beginning of a fire to keep it from spreading. I’d love to see the study.
Maybe there ought to be an independent study on the state board that “oversees” finances. There must be a way to come up with enough cutbacks to pay for the fire stations. After all, the “boards” contribute nothing to the constituents. Why is it when the number crunchers need a fast way to protect the trough of the political hogs, it’s public services that take it in the shorts? I’d volunteer to facilitate a process improvement intiative for the state and guarantee to find enough political “fat” to avoid sticking it to the taxpayers.
I thnk what this survey shows is that Pittsburgh is a dying city. It says they should first tear down the abandoned buildings. How sad. This was once a thriving blue collar center of industrial activity. This was ‘steel town’. Now, there is not enough activity to keep fire stations active. What a sad realization of the changes being made in our society.
maybe if all the business owners (sometimes known as “insureds”) were to be advised their fire insurance premiums would be increasing due to the ISO rating of the fire department being reduced, it might have some effect on the city’s decision.
What we have here is the same thing we are suffering through in Indiana. The state has taken over all control of local budgets and seeks to cap all local spending. The taxes go up, the local spending goes down – guess where the difference goes? It is total abandonment of home rule. The “report” they refer to is worthless because it is done by a consultant who will give them the report they want. So to bolster the state government budget, we all lose: taxpayers, insurance companies,businesses, and our economies.
The thing that should turn everyone’s crank is the fact that these state agencies think there’s excess to be trimmed everywhere else except their own little sandbox.
Isn’t that very typical of every politician? They don’t seem to be worth the votes they bought or stole.