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Tues. May 1, 1990 Hinton News - 5A
Letter to the Editor:
I would like to speak to the people
of Summers County in defence of the
Rural Volunteer Fire Depts. I feel
they are being blamed for something
they are not responsible for. The fire
dept.s, did not set the fire fee people
will vote on May 8.
House Bill #1199, passed by the
State Legislature in 1984, gave the
County Commission power to set up
a Fire Board. In doing so, they made
the following comment: =The legisla-
ture finds that fire protection and
saving lives and property are impor-
tant to the health and welfare of the
citizens of the State and that it is
desirable for county government to
provide fire protection services to
county residents."
The law requires several steps
that must be taken before a County,
Commission can set up this Fire
Board.
1. Fire deparments could author-
ized and establish a County
Fireman's Association. The Depart-
ments did this.
2. The law requires the Fireman's
Association, upon a two-thirds vote,
shall submit an application to the
CeSsion with a petition signed
by 10% ofthe voters in the effected
area requesting a county Fire Board.
This 10% petition, I believe, is to
protect the citizens from being re-
quired to pay a fee without public
input and also let the Commission
know citizens, other than the fire
dept., requested the creation of a
Fire Board.
The Fireman's Association, with
the help ofthe Rural Volunteer Fire
Dept., did present a petition as re-
quired by law. This is the end of the
responsibility of the five rural fire
depts., other than to present abudget
requests to the Fire Board.
3. Upon receiptofthe petition the
Commission created a 7 member Fire
Board. Representing the Fire De-
partments are, Tom W. Scott, Green
Sulphur V.F.D., Claude E. Gibson,
J.B. Nimitz V.P.D., and Robert
Talbott, Talcott V.F.D. Represent-
ing the general public with no con-
neetion with fire service are Charles
Boyd, Edward Lowe, and Donald
F~Iock. Helen Mock Hedrick repre-
sents the County Commission. These
are the 7 people responsible for sot-
ting the amount of the fire fee.
4. The County Fire Board, if au-
thorized, shall be a corporation. No
member of the Fire Board may re-
ceive any compensation for his serv-
ices, BUT = is entitled to reimburse-
ment by the Fire Board for any nec-
emmry expense actually incurred in
connection with his duties."
The Fire Board, as a pub|ic corpo-
ration, may contract or be contracted
with, sue and be sued, make and
a~y-laws, rules and regulations,
elec~,~fficers, appoint committees,
emply and fLX compensation for
personnel necessary for its opera-
Uon. They may acquire, own, hold,
sell and dispose ofreai and personal
property. This is only a few of the
many duties and powers the Fire
Board has.
I would again like to say that your
five rural fire departments were not
responsible for setting the fees that
the Fire Board will impose, and you
should not withhold your donations
to them.
It is a known fact that if your fire
dept. is going to maintain their rat-
ing as an approved fire dept. they
are going to have to get money from
somewhere. Insurance does not come
cheap and fire trucks will not run on
air.
I have never believed that the fire
fee set by the Fire Board was fair to
those living more than 6 road miles
Low Price!
SEEDS t
FROM
THE
SOWER
Years ago, when doctors were
anxious to study the human
body, graves were robbed. The
Person who raised a body from
the grave for the doctors was
I called "The Resurrection Man."
The first recorded instance
: in England !n 1777. "The
| |, urrection Man waslailed for
' 'six months.
But the Lon:l Jesus alone is
"The Resurrection Man." He
died for our sins just as the Scdp-
tures said He would, and He was
I ried. But three dayu afterwards
He arose from the grave.
Those who believe on Him
have everlasting lifw. Of them He
says, "1 will raise them up."
Do you believe?
from any of the five rural fire sta-
tions because they do not get any
reduction in insurance premiums
and the fire service is reduced be-
cause of the distance the trucks must
travel. But if you live within 6 miles
era fire stations the fee is more than
fair, because you receive a 9 rating
on your ~nsurance, as opposed to a 10
rating for those living more than 6
miles.
Let me give you folks living within
6 miles from the stations something
to think about. Just suppose one or
all of the fire departments receive
less money than it takes to keep
operating and close their doors. For
those of you who have a 9 insurance
rating, it would increase to al0, if
you could getinsurance at all. I talked
to an insurance agent and was told
that the difference between a 9 and
a 10 rating on a house insured for
$60,000, would be approximately
$120 more peryear. THINKABOUT
IT.
This is not a pitch for or against
the fire service question you will be
voting on at the upcoming election
on May 8. If you do vote against it
you should be willing to donate to
your local fire depts, so they will be
able to operate to protect life and
property. MAYBE YOURS. Re-
member, the men and women who
operate the local rural fire depts, do
so free of charge, they work and risk
their lives while you sleep, watch
television, or do something else you
like to do. All they ask is, you give
them enough money to operate on.
As President of the Pipestem
Volunteer Fire Dept. I am proud of
the support most of the property
owners served by the Pipestem Fire
Dept. has shown us with their dona-
tions. Many, many thanks.
Charles Russell Keaton, President
Pipestem V. F. D.
Dear Editor,
Page after page has been written
over the past few weeks; the dust is
beginning to settle; the time for
careful planning is upon us. The
first statewide teachers strike in the
history of W. Vs. is history. It is at
this point that all of the players
must begin to meet regularly and
plan carefully to avoid any further
acrimony. To those citizens who
supported the efforts of our public
school teachers to make education a
priority in our state, we want to say
thank you. Many, many letters and
phone calls poured in with words of
support from around the state, the
nation, and, indeed, the world. The
West Virginia Education Associa-
tion is grateful to all who responded
in this fashion.
Time marches on and so does this
saga affecting our efforts to improve
our schools. The WVEA plans to
examine every proposal issued forth
in the coming weeks as a participant
in the planning process. Our com-
ments and positions will be based on
the merits of the proposal and the
tenor of our many members. The
Peterstown 16
Hinton 4
events of the past weeks should not
be allowed to cloud What the next peterstown scored in six of seven
few months can produce. All con- innings Thurs. Apr. 19 to cruise to a
cerned parties will hopefully ascribe 16-4 win over Hinton.
to this philosophy. Something posi- Jeff Moore, Kerry Stauffer, Matt
tive needs to hapl~n in the coming Mann and Tony Hawks had twohit~
months; something positive can apieceforthePirates.Hinton'sLake
happen in the coming months; we Wykle was 3-for-3.
prefer to believe that something Hinton is now 2-5.
positive will happen in the coming Peterstown 235 011 4-16 12 2
months if all the players involved Hinton 103 000 0-4 5 7
keep their eye on the ball. Batteries: P - Matt Mann (I),
Now that this page in history has Buckland (6) and Bowles; H - La..
been written, we're hoping that all belle, Wykle (2), Williams (3),
concerned will assist in making sure
it never happens again. We look McGraw(6), Pack (7) and Jordan,
Meador (5). Leading hitters: P .
forward to a better and brighter Moore 2-4, Stauffer 2-5, Mann 2-5,
future for our public schools, our double, Hawks2-3,double;H-Wykle
state, and our children. 3-3.
Professionally,
Kayetta Meadows, President
Dennis N. Giordano, Executive
Director '"
W Va Education Association
1558 Quarrier St. •
Charleston, WV 25311
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