Barbara Schmidt 8/3/24 Barbara Schmidt 8/3/24

Who is creeping around your back door? #mariaveach

Who is creeping around your back door?

It might be Orono Council member Maria Veach. Seems she's been emailing and apparently lobbying for Orono Fire behind the scenes with various Fire Fighter wives. Is Ms. Veach lobbying for herself? Orono Fire is the same department her husband works for and will receive a pension from.

Barbara Schmidt 7/15/24 Barbara Schmidt 7/15/24

Orono to assume responsibility for most of Navarre area in July

Crazy sounding? Split service, mobile dept out of storage garage? You know what they say - if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Let’s stick with Long Lake Fire!

Barbara Schmidt 7/14/24 Barbara Schmidt 7/14/24

Long Lake Fire Department to provide water response this summer amid dispute with Orono

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/long-lake-fire-department-to-provide-water-response-this-summer-amid-dispute-with-orono/

Barbara Schmidt 6/26/24 Barbara Schmidt 6/26/24

Why has Maria Veach flip flopped on her opinion of Orono Fire?

Is Maria Veach Misleading the Public?

When Orono Council member Maria Veach spoke on 4/8/24 at the Orono City Council meeting she read a document that we now have up on our website here: https://www.friendsoforono.org/maria-veach-1 There are many misnomers and several misleading statements that we will highlight throughout the coming weeks.

How can Ms. Veach advocate spending several times more for service that is essentially the same or that may be even less safe?

Barbara Schmidt 6/25/24 Barbara Schmidt 6/25/24

Cutting Service? Understaffed? Temp Firehouses? Are they Serious?

Are Orono residents getting the whole fire service story?

Orono’s new fire chief Van Eyll never hired one other paid on-call firefighter during their recruitment campaign other than those from the Long Lake Fire Department (LLFD).

Why is that? Because other departments and cities know about working with Mayor Walsh? Or was it because Walsh was trying to take over the LLFD? Or did outside firefighters not want to work with Van Eyll?

Barbara Schmidt 6/23/24 Barbara Schmidt 6/23/24

Long Lake Fire Service has always been the answer!

The Simple, Low Cost Answer = Safe Service with #LLFD

Let’s not tinker with public safety. Let’s not try to fix something that isn’t broken. Let’s not spend tens of millions for a fire fiefdom for #OronoMayorDennyWalsh and Orono Council Member #mariaveach

There isn’t one single reason to move away from Long Lake Fire according to the Orono City Council. Orono City Council members admit that there is nothing wrong with the #longakefiredepartment service.

Barbara Schmidt 2/24/24 Barbara Schmidt 2/24/24

Breaking News: Spend, Spend, Spend

Yet another Orono City project is squandering more taxpayers dollars, and running over the initial estimate by over 46%. During the Monday February 26th, Mayor Walsh and his council majority will ask city council to vote for a temporary fire shelter next to the Navarre Station #2.

Barbara Schmidt 8/27/23 Barbara Schmidt 8/27/23

Orono Council member Richard F. Crosby II - Denying Long Lake Fire Department Legacy?

How does Mr. Crosby come up with these statements? He said during the 7/24/23 Orono City Council Work Session, “...that doesn’t even cover the lack of support and equipment the department needs…” Who voted to underfund and under capitalize the Long Lake Fire Department since you came into office Mr. Crosby? You did. Please take responsibility for your own actions instead of cowardly blaming the City of Long Lake. #integritymatters

Barbara Schmidt 5/20/23 Barbara Schmidt 5/20/23

Important Orono Meeting! 5/22/23

Do not miss this meeting at 6 p.m.! If you care about your taxes going up and fire service in our community ie: your insurance premiums going up please attend and make your voices heard!

Barbara Schmidt 5/13/23 Barbara Schmidt 5/13/23

An Invitation to our Firefighters and surrounding Communities

Fire Fighters! Are you willing to risk going to a 40-year-old+ model that is proven to be antiquated and unsustainable? (National statistics show Fire Districts are far more cost effective and possibly safer).

Barbara Schmidt 5/2/23 Barbara Schmidt 5/2/23

Is the City of Orono in Breach of Contract with the City of Long Lake?

Is Orono in Breach of Contract with the City of Long Lake? Read the letter that was just delivered to the City of Orono in last week. In it you will find 4 possible breaches of contract:

1) Hiring away Long Lake's Fire Chief

2) Purchasing the Ladder Truck that Long Lake was considering to purchase

3) Approaching the state Legislature to move the present Fireman’s Relief Association funding from the City of Long Lake to Orono.

4) Refusing to pay future Capital expenditures for the Long Lake Fire Department.