HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmail - Fire Station Closures Menchaca, Clarissa
From: Clerk of the Board
Sent: Friday,April 21, 2017 3:14 PM
To: Menchaca, Clarissa
Subject: FW: Fire station closures
From: Sara Denton
Sent: Friday,April 21, 2017 3:13:27 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US&Canada)
To: Clerk of the Board
Subject: Fire station closures
Hello, my name is Sara Denton. I am a tax paying resident and have been for the last 24 years. I live on the same
property as my Grandmother Wanda Butterfield. She has been paying property tax her whole adult life on several
properties in Berry Creek. I am urging the board to make the right decision to keep our station open year round. I
educated myself and know that the county is paying roughly$180,000-$200,000 a year for our station and that is a deal
when you consider the population it is protecting and quality of service. I understand you need to make cuts but it has
to come from somewhere else. Somewhere that will effect the whole county and everyone can carry the load equally
rather than breaking the backs of a select few. The way it is being proposed is grossly unfair. We will still be paying the
same as residents that will see no change at all yet we lose everything. On top of that our fire insurance will skyrocket if
not dissipate. This community has a high population of retired folks that depend on the medical skills that the current
level of service can provide. Due to the fast action and decisions of properly trained Firefighters they were able to save
my Grandfathers life. He had to be life flighted and had not a moment to spare. If he had to depend on an engine to
arrive from town he never would have made it. I credit Cal Fire for giving us two wonderful years with him. I know that
some of the board feels that a volunteer program will suffice during the off season. They are wrong. They don't even
have the requirements to obtain an entry level job with Cal Fire. They don't have the credentials that the seasonal
firefighter making minimum wage has that you are currently paying. And when you consider we're getting a state
funded captain to work along with him/her it's a no brainer. I understand your view on say the Chico station because of
all the city calls. I won't argue that. But you can't in good conscience cut our community out of what we pay for and will
continue to pay for should this heaven forbid pass. Please, I'm begging you to do what's right and represent us the way
we thought you would when we elected you. Bill Connelly has twice on his Facebook page stated that he does not
support the closing of the two Amador stations in our district. I again urge the rest of the board to also join him on this
matter. Thank you for your time and I look forward to seeing you all at the meeting on Tuesday.
Sara Denton.
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