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Editorial endorsement: Four strong fire board candidates; three right for this moment

Original post made on Oct 9, 2018

Troubling trends have developed over the last few years in the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, some of them due to a lack of transparency and an excessive delegation of authority by the board of directors to district staff. A stronger board is needed to provide the oversight over the district that residents have a right to expect.

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Posted by Brian
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Oct 9, 2018 at 11:03 am
Brian is a registered user.

I am curious why the Almanac would support Robert Jones as he voted in favor of a pay increase that you describe as "a new five-year contract for firefighters that increases already rich compensation packages for each firefighter by an average of $58,726 annually."

He may be a resident of EPA and I am in favor of having representation from that community on the board but not Jones if he is voting like this. I think we can do better.

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