In response to Public Servant Watch 's message:

RE: how many
Fireman are civil servants also, not some private company. When the city is out of funds, it is out of funds. The city already raised taxes. Good luck.

In response to Me 's message:

City of Uniontown Issues
Imagine this. Fireman race to a house fire in the east end of Uniontown. On the way there, the truck wrecks from the horrid roads. In addition to the accident the natives rob the truck and steal the brass nozzles.
The police cannot assist because there are only a few of them and they are in Lemonwood Acres arresting Johny the crack head/dealer.
There are serious issues with inner city Uniontown. No amount of police, fire or grants will help this city. As the other person posted, it does look like a third world country on the east end.

In response to Me Two 's message:

RE: City of Uniontown Issues
Heard talk in social circles about drug dealing at the Parks Casino bar. for years. Wheres the cops and narcs? LCB?

In response to Me 's message:

City of Uniontown Issues
Imagine this. Fireman race to a house fire in the east end of Uniontown. On the way there, the truck wrecks from the horrid roads. In addition to the accident the natives rob the truck and steal the brass nozzles.
The police cannot assist because there are only a few of them and they are in Lemonwood Acres arresting Johny the crack head/dealer.
There are serious issues with inner city Uniontown. No amount of police, fire or grants will help this city. As the other person posted, it does look like a third world country on the east end.

In response to firefighter petition 's message:

RE: how many
What the heck do teachers have to do with losing our firemen and seeing our insurance rates go up. This is just another issue to sidetrack the petition. Please, let's deal with the fireman issue first and then we'll get back to the bs.

In response to John 's message:

RE: Petition Changes
Let's see-look in front of the building, if there are only 3 men on a shift, why are there 5 cars parked there (alot) and look on the side of the building, and new suv's and the new dog vehicle, then go to the side of the fire dept and look there and count the police vehicles as well as the fire vehicles and then look in the garages, more vehicles, I would say there are probably 10 vehicles per each employee who works for the city. So I am not coming down on the police dept alone, every dept has toooooo many vehicles that we the taxpayers have paid heavily for and insurance for.And now they bought another one.! for what?

In response to Public Servant Watch 's message:

RE: how many
Somewhat disagree. Teachers are called " civil servants " and homeowners ( teachers included ) are called taxpayers, whose taxes help pay the "civil servant " salaries. When taxpayers are out of work or have lost benefits , and even retirements , then the " civil servants " should bite the bullet. If " teachers have been below standards for years " then every one I know must have been robbing banks on the side.

In response to Mary 's message:

RE: how many
I see that my point has not been taken seriously. Maybe it’s because I’m a*** black woman? Who cares but let me express myself once again. Teachers have been below standards as it relates to wages for years. The fact that teachers are not sacrificing their wages is a good thing. As far as firefighters go, these guys and gals put their lives on the line daily for pennies. I will agree that there are some that are lazy SSI collectors in disguise and should be removed from their ladders and placed into boat and sent to Japan.

In response to Bob 's message:

RE: Firemen
Last thing i am going to post today. who is going to pay for it? Who has been paying for it up till now, u and me and rest of taxpayers. Lets not thrrow money around at stupid things when we dont have enought for firemen. At home if i dont have enough money for milk and bread or toilet paper i dont buy popsicles or cigarettes or pop. Council needs to do the same, get rid of the fluff and keep our firefighters. Have to have some milk and bread rite now, no pop though.

In response to Watcher 's message:

RE: Firemen
Not all the parks are sh**! How about some city funds (per the paper article) were used to clean and fix up a park at Boyle that is owned by a private school but look what council man is there with his kids in his neighborhood. What about city parks? If there is no money for other city stuff then we shouldnt pay for private school playgrounds even though I am all for playgrounds.

In response to Nice 's message:

Firemen
WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT ALL? I will not donate anything more than the asinine taxes I pay now. I have potholes in my street. My neighbors contribute sh*t to society. The homes around me look as if this is Haiti. Cars are up on blocks, parks are dens of iniquity and we need more firemen. We need a hell of a lot that there is no money to buy.
Unless you want to write checks, your argument is sh*t.

In response to Nice 's message:

Firemen
WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT ALL? I will not donate anything more than the asinine taxes I pay now. I have potholes in my street. My neighbors contribute sh*t to society. The homes around me look as if this is Haiti. Cars are up on blocks, parks are dens of iniquity and we need more firemen. We need a hell of a lot that there is no money to buy.
Unless you want to write checks, your argument is sh*t.

In response to Nice 's message:

Firemen
WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT ALL? I will not donate anything more than the asinine taxes I pay now. I have potholes in my street. My neighbors contribute sh*t to society. The homes around me look as if this is Haiti. Cars are up on blocks, parks are dens of iniquity and we need more firemen. We need a hell of a lot that there is no money to buy.
Unless you want to write checks, your argument is sh*t.

In response to Mary 's message:

RE: how many
I see that my point has not been taken seriously. Maybe it’s because I’m a*** black woman? Who cares but let me express myself once again. Teachers have been below standards as it relates to wages for years. The fact that teachers are not sacrificing their wages is a good thing. As far as firefighters go, these guys and gals put their lives on the line daily for pennies. I will agree that there are some that are lazy SSI collectors in disguise and should be removed from their ladders and placed into boat and sent to Japan.

In response to CIM 's message:

RE: how many
Amen to that!

In response to Mayor Corruption 's message:

Petition Changes
Okay, last chance to modify the petition before it goes online. If anyone sees any needed changes to the below petition, make the changes as necessary:
We, the undersigned residents of Uniontown, which is located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, are concerned that our public safety is in jeopardy due to the vendetta-like efforts of Uniontown's Mayor, Edward Fike towards the Uniontown Fire Department. Uniontown was awarded a grant of $600,000 for use over three years for the needs of the Uniontown Fire Department. In spite of this, the City of Uniontown, under the direction of Mayor Edward Fike, is intending to lay off all full-time firemen (as he has done recently in the past; the $600,000 grant enabled their return) at the end of this year. The outcome of this vendetta will severely compromise the safety of Uniontown residents and businesses and may result in tragedy in the form of even perhaps death due to what common sense dictates concerning the lack of a well organized fire department. This vendetta is self-evident in the respect that the Uniontown City Police department has 18 men, a dog car, the Police Chief's SUV, 8 patrol cars for 4 men a shift, 4 vans, and an additional SUV. There have been recent hires in the police and other departments and major overtime has been approved. In addition, Mayor Fike's daughter is employed by the city. We, the undersigned, believe that we need both the police department and a full-time fire department and that this vendetta will logically result in tragedy. For these reasons, we are asking the office of Tom Corbett, the Pennsylvania Attorney General, to investigate whether there is criminal intent, in the form of criminal neglect or abuse of public office, concerning the intentional abandonment of public welfare and safety.