Comments by Dave Heckman
October 30, 2006
Jeanne- The union very much wants strong management. Every union in the world would be upset facing working longer hours without compensation.
My point about the car is that it is a new expense for the district that is claiming a financial crisis. This along with giving the chief a raise is hypotcritical.
Start following the chain of command? Please elaborate
October 30, 2006
Jeanne- This does not hide the fact that we have the highest paid chief in the county and the lowest paid firefighters. Also the HMBFPD just gave their chief a brand new car to take home. Home is only probably 100 miles round trip. (Gas card?) Leonard-Bonano was at HMBFPD for 3 months. During that 3 months the fire department was missing 1/3 of its work force. He came in a a tough time and was unable or unwillng to work to fix the problems. These problems are nothing that cant be fixed by a strong…
August 21, 2006
Vince, Thank you for your response to my posts. I appreciate your enthusiasm on these issues. You are to be commended. It is this type of passion for the issues that has kept this community as the great place it is, with problems solved almost always for the betterment of the coastside, by informed, concerned citizen input. As I have stated repeatedly and expressed to CDF personell both publicly, at the Board meetings and in person, I have great respect for the dedicated men and women of that agency.…
August 21, 2006
Kathryn and Vince, These are all very good points, and I don't want to discredit the time and energy they have put into being board members. However, when was the last time a State agency has taken ANYTHING over, for less cost, better results, and with real consideration from the citizens effected by the States actions? From the quality and level of service, to the unknown extra costs, WE WILL HAVE NO CHOICE. It is difficult and unprofessional for me to go into the details about what I mean by "quality…
August 20, 2006
It sure is hard to understand how so many misinformed people think they are qualified to say how much better things are going to be with CDF. When a town turns its back on the very people who would give their lives for them, it is a sad day indeed. I don't care who you are or what you think you may know, this is the biggest disservice to the entire Coastside that has ever occured. The REAL story, and what should inferiate all of you is #1 One of the board members who has decided that you deserve…
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