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« on: February 16, 2012, 06:47:59 PM »
I'd also like to comment that yes, there are a few FD members that work within Fairfax and they do generally respond to calls when they're able to- but they also have jobs that they're expected to be at. Their employers are extremely generous to allow them to respond to calls as often as they do, but there's nothing guaranteeing that they always can or will always be able to in the future.
Budgets/expenses go up. That's just how life is. In the 13 years I've lived in Fairfax, I've always felt that the Select Board has keep increases (and the tax rate overall) at reasonable levels for the town budget. When you look at the value of what we receive for what we pay out- an excellent road crew, law enforcement/fire/rescue coverage, trash removal, a decent Parks & Rec dept- you would see that residents of many other towns have much less yet pay more.
In emergency services minutes literally DO matter and before you claim that it seems hard to justify investing [more] money on a line item such as this, you should first decide whether or not you would want to wait that extra 5, 10, 15 minutes or more for mutual aid to arrive.
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