Impressions of First Planning Meeting

Hi friends and neighbors – Thursday evening I attended a meeting to begin Wake County’s emergency services long-range planning process. It was scheduled to go from 5PM to 9PM, and yes they really did go for 4 hours, with only one short break. I took several pages of notes during the meeting. No action is […]

Planning Process Begins

Hi friends and neighbors served by Fairview Fire Department – HB1110 is dead. It passed in the house but was shut down in the senate. Here is another article in the N&O about the bill and how much the county hated it. HB1110 was a long shot. I supported it because no one offered us […]

Update on HB1110

I hope my neighbors are all staying warm and safe as we deal with snow, slush, and ice. I wanted to give you an update on HB1110 and the prospects for long-term protection of our Fairview fire stations. This article on WRAL.com tells the story of the up-and-down drama we went through last week. At […]

Report and Call to Action

I was able to break away from work at the last second and attend the legislative committee meeting this afternoon at 3:00PM. The room was packed full. The majority of the people during the public comments time were against HB1110, unfortunately. I think that is due to the short notice. I know a lot of […]

Reasons for Discontent

If at all possible I plan to be at Committee Meeting today at 3:00PM in room 423 of the Legislative Offfice building (300 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh). It’s a terribly inconvenient time for me. I have no vacation time left this year, so the time I take off from work will have to be made […]

Committee Meeting Monday Dec. 3

This post is a follow on from my post this morning about HB1110 that would protect our fire department. This information came to me from Donald Pierce: Monday’s State and Local Government Committee Meeting is an important step in this process. It is very important that anyone available please attend the Committee Meeting on Monday […]

Quick Action to Preserve our Future

We citizens of Wake County had a narrow escape in Summer of 2018 when county employees attempted to push through a plan to shut down our Fairview Fire Station #2. Only because hundreds of you came support our fire station at the August 16 fire commission meeting were we able to make them slow down […]