Posted by kyhayman on December 21, 2009 at 08:37:16 from (99.196.32.58):
In Reply to: O/T Fire Dept. posted by Poor Farmer 830 on December 21, 2009 at 07:40:24:
To me, its a question of figuring out what the needs are. Raising money to raise money is kind of pointless, it will get spent but will it do any good. I was on the VFD for years, we had a fish fry every Friday night and a rook tournament once a month. If kept us going. When we needed a new truck the county matched our money on it. Thats a poor way to fund fire protection. We lobbied and got a local tax levy passed. That let us buy gas and make sure everyone had decent turnout gear.
But, it has evoloved. Tax levy has grown by 500 percent in two decades and the fire district has all almost new class A pumpers, all the latest toys, etc. Its a giant hole of spending, yet they cant keep people. Thats what we lost with all that spending. The community connections.
I guess thats my question. Are you needing to raise money to buy gas for a fire truck and other operating expenses, money for safety equipment, etc. Is it money for capital purchases or other stuff.
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