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Re: “Emergency bystander trainings offered in wake of Oceano shooting”
I guess this is an editorial so feel free to use it that way. If you need more identifying information from me, please post a contact number and I will call in. Heres what I want to say:
New Times.... Thank you so much for your May 9, 2019 edition! It has very accurate and valuable information about the struggle to keep our local fire and emergency services funded. The community of Oceano really appreciates your article about Templetons plan to address this need by sponsoring a ballot initiative. I pray it passes, but a 2/3 YES vote is hard to achieve and previous attempts have failed. Please keep these articles coming so that other SLO county residents can learn about our options to keep our excellent fire and emergency services funded and showing up when we need them!!
As a senior citizen residing in Oceano, I admire the efforts of all these dedicated public servants throughout SLO County. Kudos to Templeton for making this effort. Hopefully the citizens of Templeton, Oceano and the other under funded communities will see the wisdom of financially supporting these direct services and good response times to our calls for quick help. When we NEED them for fires, accidents or emergency help, we assume they will come running to the rescue when we call 9-1-1. But when their tax dollar support isnt sufficient, we as local citizens need to step up and pay as we go.
We are the direct beneficiaries of having these services close at hand. Relying on generous volunteers has its severe limitations. So lets step up and fund professional, local fire services. These smsll fire departments have been trying to get grants, retain volunteers, look under rocks and squeeze blood from turnips in order to provide us this service. Thats admirable and appreciated. But heres another truism: you get what you pay for.
Nobody likes to contribute more taxes, but if we educate people and have exhausted all other funding options, I think we should support initiatives like this. Lets step up and do our part to help. Our lives depend on it! Brenda Lowe, resident of Oceano
Re: “Emergency bystander trainings offered in wake of Oceano shooting”
Thats an impressive public service. Thank you to Scott Hunter for his dedicated public service. As a resident of Oceano, Id like to schedule a class but dont know how to contact Scott. Brenda Lowe
Re: “Emergency bystander trainings offered in wake of Oceano shooting”
I used exclamation points above, but they dont show up. Sorry