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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\u00a01)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Name 2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Age \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How long have you lived in Lehigh Acres?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3) Why are you running for the Lehigh Acres Fire Board?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4) Do you believe in the new simplified fee assessment? YES or NO<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If Yes WHY? If No how do you fix it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Are you going to take the $500 a month pay and insurance if elected?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only two candidates answered us \u2026 the following refused to fill out a simple questionnaire, Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cathy Kruse, Robert Bennett who are currently on the fireboard spending the taxpayer\u2019s money and Melissa Higens Barry. What are they hiding?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two that answered us were<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Charles Edwards<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Age\u2014-62 and have lived here since 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why am I running\u2014\u20141st and foremost, I want to stop all the controversy that has plagued the fire dept since I moved here. 2nd I think there needs to be better scrutiny of Every bill and contract the dept has, and 3rd, I think we need to find an answer to why we can\u2019t attract local people to work at the fire dept, and fix the problems of employee retention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new fire fee assessment\u2014\u2014- I do believe that we needed a change so the vacant lots were paying a fair fee, and that we need a couple more fire stations. With that being said, I also believe that the $162 maximum needs to be adjusted down a bit when the budget has a surplus, and not just stock pile the taxpayers money. And to inform the public more on the expenses of the dept., and the budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the pay and insurance, I have always said if elected, I would donate my pay to a local charity, as for the insurance, I did plan on taking it, but with some further investigation, I found that it would mess up my companies group plan, I have decided that I will not be taking the fire departments insurance. So if elected, I would derive no financial benefit from the district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ron Rankin<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2) Age 71 How long have you lived in Lehigh Acres? 7years<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3) Why are you running for the Lehigh Acres Fire Board?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To insure we get the best service for our money<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4) Do you believe in the new simplified fee assessment? YES or NO<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If Yes WHY? I am not sure yet ,it depends for most a lot is described as a 1\/4 acre lot,it depends on how the big inverters are taxed <\/p>\n\n\n\n
5) Are you going to take the $500 a month pay and insurance if elected? maybe I am not sure I need their insurance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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