Lehigh Acres Fire Board and the News Press
I thought the newspapers were in the habit of presenting the news in a fair & unbiased manner.
Our comments are in red
Lehigh Acres is the fastest growing community in Lee County, and its fire department has been striving to keep pace — both in providing the personnel and equipment necessary and in building its level of professionalism.
The fire commissioners just approved a budget of $36.2 million, the highest among independent fire districts in the county.
There are two seats open, with three candidates in Seat 2 and two in Seat 5.
Lehigh commissioners take a salary of $6,000 a year.
SEAT 2
Steven P. Haas, 41, is a professional firefighter in North Fort Myers and the incumbent here. He is the consummate professional, yet open to both suggestion and innovation and deserves to be re-elected. Haas has been known to hold Saturday open forums and sit patiently answering citizen questions and hearing concerns. But he never answers questions -- checked the minutes of past four year’s meetings. When asked about the possibility of consolidating districts, he shunned the defensive response of many commissioners, suggesting instead an innovative model of a county-wide system that would keep the governance of a central fire district removed from politics and yet able to take advantage of the economies of scale. This is the news paper and union talk and not a true goal. He claims a large amount of credit for taking Lehigh’s department from the depths of ineptitude four years ago to a culture of professionalism today. Seasoned observers say he deserves that credit. The seasoned observers you wrote this endorsement has never been to a board meeting so they can see if there comments fair & unbiased.
Haas also received election fines this year for violating campaign rules from Lee County election s office, but news-press refused to print this. Hass also got in trouble with FPL for put his election sign 6 to 8 high on the power poles endangering there the FPL linemen. Don’t the voters have the right know about these issues?
SEAT 5
The endorsement here goes to Ralph B. Hemingway Jr., 76, a former commissioner who we believe exhibits a fine sense of core values and an ernest concern for the welfare of the department and the taxpayers. Hemingway tends to focus on the details a bit more than is necessary, but he isn’t afraid to challenge the professionals on the commission with probing questions about important issues. He does not understand planning and future. He has some creative financing ideas and is a strong advocate of long-range planning. He is also a hard worker. Hemingway has no core values and even violates the election laws this election cycle. Currently Hemingway has election and ethics charges pending. Hemingway also received election fines this year for violating campaign rules from Lee County election’s office, but news-press refused to print these items. Don’t the voters have the right know about these issues?
Our question to the Editorial Board of News Press is that how can you by fair & unbiased when you don’t even print the ongoing issues with the candidates that you endorsed?
And when we ask you the great News Press to print our comments also they refused!!! Why is the paper afraid of printing the true???? Don’t the voters have the right know about these issues also?
Our comments are in red
Lehigh Acres is the fastest growing community in Lee County, and its fire department has been striving to keep pace — both in providing the personnel and equipment necessary and in building its level of professionalism.
The fire commissioners just approved a budget of $36.2 million, the highest among independent fire districts in the county.
There are two seats open, with three candidates in Seat 2 and two in Seat 5.
Lehigh commissioners take a salary of $6,000 a year.
SEAT 2
Steven P. Haas, 41, is a professional firefighter in North Fort Myers and the incumbent here. He is the consummate professional, yet open to both suggestion and innovation and deserves to be re-elected. Haas has been known to hold Saturday open forums and sit patiently answering citizen questions and hearing concerns. But he never answers questions -- checked the minutes of past four year’s meetings. When asked about the possibility of consolidating districts, he shunned the defensive response of many commissioners, suggesting instead an innovative model of a county-wide system that would keep the governance of a central fire district removed from politics and yet able to take advantage of the economies of scale. This is the news paper and union talk and not a true goal. He claims a large amount of credit for taking Lehigh’s department from the depths of ineptitude four years ago to a culture of professionalism today. Seasoned observers say he deserves that credit. The seasoned observers you wrote this endorsement has never been to a board meeting so they can see if there comments fair & unbiased.
Haas also received election fines this year for violating campaign rules from Lee County election s office, but news-press refused to print this. Hass also got in trouble with FPL for put his election sign 6 to 8 high on the power poles endangering there the FPL linemen. Don’t the voters have the right know about these issues?
SEAT 5
The endorsement here goes to Ralph B. Hemingway Jr., 76, a former commissioner who we believe exhibits a fine sense of core values and an ernest concern for the welfare of the department and the taxpayers. Hemingway tends to focus on the details a bit more than is necessary, but he isn’t afraid to challenge the professionals on the commission with probing questions about important issues. He does not understand planning and future. He has some creative financing ideas and is a strong advocate of long-range planning. He is also a hard worker. Hemingway has no core values and even violates the election laws this election cycle. Currently Hemingway has election and ethics charges pending. Hemingway also received election fines this year for violating campaign rules from Lee County election’s office, but news-press refused to print these items. Don’t the voters have the right know about these issues?
Our question to the Editorial Board of News Press is that how can you by fair & unbiased when you don’t even print the ongoing issues with the candidates that you endorsed?
And when we ask you the great News Press to print our comments also they refused!!! Why is the paper afraid of printing the true???? Don’t the voters have the right know about these issues also?
posted by Editor Facts & Myths | 9:13 AM
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