{"id":40316,"date":"2016-06-28T17:38:53","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T21:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=40316"},"modified":"2016-06-28T17:38:53","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T21:38:53","slug":"is-it-proper-to-have-firefighters-running-for-elected-seat-on-the-fire-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2016\/06\/is-it-proper-to-have-firefighters-running-for-elected-seat-on-the-fire-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Proper To Have Firefighters Running For Elected Seat On The Fire Board?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In a recent grocery market poll outside Publix in Lehigh Acres (Done by Survey Mark), 100 voters were polled, would you vote for a firefighter or a spouse or any relation to a firefighter for the Lehigh Acres Fire Board?<\/p>\n

91 out of 100 said they would NOT vote for should a person.<\/p>\n

When asked why, 76 out of 100 stated it because of the tax assessment and the mistruths the firefighters and the fire board told the people of Lehigh Acres.<\/p>\n

Wayne F. a taxpayer and voter in Lehigh Acres said, \u201cAt one time Lehigh had four firefighters on the board. And all they did was spend, spend and spend. And the fire board today is still 2.3 million dollars in debt because of those four men.\u201d<\/p>\n

Helen M. also a voter in Lehigh Acres said, \u201cI\u2019m 86 years old and live on my own in Presbyterian Homes.\u201d Helen continued talk about how nice and polite the firefighters are but when asked if she would vote for such a person her answer was \u201cNO\u201d.<\/p>\n

One person that would not tell their name or if he was a taxpayers or voters sum it up that this, \u201cFirefighters have a tough job, but that\u2019s want they choice to do for a living, no one forced them. No firefighter or spouse of a firefighter or family member of a firefighter should be allowed on that fire board.\u201d<\/p>\n

Currently qualified candidates that are current firefighters, retired firefighters or a relation to a firefighter.<\/p>\n

Cathy Kruse \u2013 son works for Lehigh Acres Fire<\/p>\n

William E Liedtke \u2013 retired Deputy Chief Lehigh Acres Fire<\/p>\n

Thomas McColloch \u2013 former Lehigh Acres Fire employee works for Collier Fire \/ EMS<\/p>\n

Cia Sherman \u2013 Husband works for Lehigh Acres Fire<\/p>\n

Richard Alan Swindle \u2013 employee at Fort Myers Shores Fire Dept<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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