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Sunday, April 09, 2017

Wicomico County & Salisbury Settle Fire Service Agreement

We are pleased to have worked with Mayor Jake Day and City Council President Jack Heath to bring about a new fire service agreement that is based on facts and a fair sustainable formula; one that protects the public and is fair and affordable to both City and County residents.

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

What are the details??

Anonymous said...

Where would someone find this document? I would think that it would be a public document.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for sharing the details. (not)

Anonymous said...

Just saw the details -- City got screwed, again!

Anonymous said...

Glad they worked something out

Anonymous said...

The study said that the City should be getting more than $1 Million from the County, but the deal that Day made with Culver will bring in less than half of that.

Anonymous said...

Looks like that rebel volunteer group is SOL!

Anonymous said...

Independent Company #1 is nothing more than a social club now. No new fire house, might get some territory, at least they won't fail 50% of the zero calls from their nonexistent district. Too da loo boys!!!

Anonymous said...

Did the Volunteers get their equipment they had and was bought with their money back? Did they get their property back or is the City paying them rent? Are the Volunteers in control of their money or does the City / Hoppes have control of their money / funds? Did the charter get changed back so the City no longer controls the Volunteers / their funds / equipment / property?

Anonymous said...

Nope. The renegades are gone! All money goes to the city.

Anonymous said...

None has happened, Bobby Choked and They aren't getting a new station, there being sent to the airport.

Anonymous said...

Bob Culver I expect you have left funds to staff every county fire department with fire and ems 24 hours a day. This is what you are providing for people in the Salisbury area it should be provided throughout the entire county.

Anonymous said...

Think your wrong

Anonymous said...

Time to get out of this god forsaken county. State

Anonymous said...

Appears to me that Culver sold the volunteers down the river. He had his chance to take the county territory and have it served by volunteers and cut Salisbury out of all this money. Why does the city get money for the fireboat? The Federal Government has already paid for it. Then they get money for the dive team. Do the other dive teams get the same money? I assume the Chiefs Association is complicit in this fiasco also. Mardela maybe you need to get the Feds to buy you a fireboat, the County will give you money for it.

Anonymous said...

Good job Bob Culver, sold out the county volunteers and kissed Jake days a$$, can't believe it, hope the county chiefs condemn your actions, and overturn it. This is complete bs. City of Salisbury and Salisbury county. I thought you had integrity and was going to back your volunteers. Hope you aren't going to run for re election cause you just lost my vote and I know many more. I'll bet fat Hoppes is doing certwheels, and I am sure they are going to get bashed by those professional pain people. You sir are a sellout. If I was them I'd tell you to,stuff the airport up your rear end and walk away. I guess ole Jake boy will be dictating to you and the county council just how things are gonna be from now on. I have never heard of a county not backing their volunteer firefighters. Till now.

Anonymous said...

2:56 and others bashing Bob Culver:

He cleaned the City's clock on the money and the goobers from #1 are getting what they deserve.

Anonymous said...

Joe, please put this at the top and try to get a copy of the actual agreement. TNX

Anonymous said...

Kudos for Culver; not sure about Day.

Anonymous said...

Does a treaty like this have to be approved by the legislative body of each governmental party???

Anonymous said...

They weren't much more than a social club before...

Anonymous said...

Bob Culver should negotiate an agreement with the 11 other fire departments in the county. Instead of paying them 255000 to 30000 per year pay them per call also. The money saved could be diverted to education or after school programs for the children.