Citizens Speak Out at 1/8/24 Orono City Council Meeting

Krista Berbig is a Long Lake Firefighter’s wife and she had reason to respond to an Orono council member boasting that the unproven new Orono Fire Department will be “a step up” from the Long Lake Fire Department. Demeaning the existing work of Long Lake Fire did not sit well with her especially after the busy holiday season that had her husband serving the community on many calls. (watch the video here: https://youtu.be/jbiChA4GTMU?feature=shared)

Krista goes on to make another great point - why belittle the LLFD, and then hire their Chief and several of their Firefighters? This form of double talk to the Citizens of Orono is insulting given the vast expense that Orono taxpayers will be footing for this unnecessary fire department - millions of dollars yet to be finalized and explained in a public manner.

Mayor Walsh may want his own Fire Department, but the numbers and the logic do not support this venture. This is a costly wish and has the potential to create a public safety risk with this haphazard planning. Where all the money will come from for this endeavor has yet to be determined or properly allocated. And where the Orono fire stations are going to be located is very important to Orono citizens as changes in distance can affect insurance costs and response times.

Please learn more about this radical direction some city council members want to do to change the fire service Orono has had for over 20 years at https://www.figureoutfire.com/ Then come to the Orono council meetings to make your voices heard - do you support paying millions to upset the fire service we presently have?

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