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Atherton to continue looking at how to address cost of fire services
Original post made on Feb 22, 2018
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, February 22, 2018, 11:55 AM
Comments
Posted by Bob
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Feb 22, 2018 at 2:12 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Feb 22, 2018 at 2:12 pm
This sounds like a council / city leaders drivin issue.
Very few citizens spoke at the meeting which means they either didn’t know about it or it’s not really all that important. History shows what are important matters to folks especially when there’s standing room only at a meeting.
Perhaps the council should take a cue from its residents and move on
Posted by West Atherton
a resident of Atherton: West of Alameda
on Feb 22, 2018 at 3:33 pm
West Atherton is a registered user.
a resident of Atherton: West of Alameda
on Feb 22, 2018 at 3:33 pm
West Atherton is a registered user.
I have had the privilege of seeing our Fire District up close through the disaster preparedness training for volunteers--the CERT and Ham Radio training. In our district we have fire fighters with a wide range of skills that have been used not just locally but also nationally.A team from MPFD recovered the bodies of the Challenger astronauts. Teams from MPFD have done Search and Rescue across the county including taking the lead in the Kansas town completely destroyed by hurricanes. This work is wrongly characterized by Atherton Council members as "Play" (Elizabeth Lewis") or as having "more toys than most." (Mayor Wiest) These remarks demean the extraordinary work of the MPFD. What they do is NOT Child's Play.
It seems to me that people concentrating on a per capita cost have lost track of the greater good, what comes from seeing ourselves as a whole people and not just residents of a closed community being overcharged for the (admittedly) superb services of our excellent fire district.
Posted by Report Card
a resident of Atherton: other
on Feb 22, 2018 at 3:46 pm
a resident of Atherton: other
on Feb 22, 2018 at 3:46 pm
Stopping Caltrain electrification – F
Stopping Surf Air/Encompass flights over Atherton – F
Passing a parcel tax – F
Cash Flow management – F
Concern for neighboring communities – F
Understanding Prop 13 and AB 8 – F
Going on Fool’s Errands – A
Selfishness – A+
Posted by Peter Carpenter
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Feb 22, 2018 at 4:11 pm
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Feb 22, 2018 at 4:11 pm
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
How true!
Posted by Peter Carpenter
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Feb 23, 2018 at 7:31 am
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Feb 23, 2018 at 7:31 am
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
From: Peter Carpenter
Subject: Please do the important job that we elected you to do
Date: February 22, 2018 at 8:30:11 PM PST
Dear Council Members,
At last night’s Council meeting you decided to continue with your so called "Fire Services Fiscal Review".
The voters who reside in Atherton did not elect you to either conduct reviews of other units of government or to represent the residents of Atherton regarding any of the taxes which we pay to those other units of government. We elected you to manage the Town’s affairs.
The recent Atherton parcel tax failure was a clear vote of no confidence and you would be wise to listen to that message.
I urge you to devote both your time and the Town’s limited resources to those things over which you have both control and legal responsibility.
