On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:16:16 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:


We need to find a way of attacking at the budget level. That is the
oxygen flow for excessive policing.

When the money comes from DEA and DHS with no restrictions to the
public safety types, they spend it on anything they want.

For instance, the local dive team just bought a new RIB with 75 horse
outboard and trailer with tow vehicle ( F-450 Crew Cab) and a 18
bottle cascade air system with super duper compressor. The last SAR
we did was over ten years ago and the last mutual aid call was five
years ago and that was just to standby while the SP took the search
over.

At least the cascade system can be used by the fire departments.

Which brings up another sore point. We have three fire departments in
town. With all these DHS grants to upgrade, we now have more rolling
fire equipment than New York City.

What a waste. Meanwhile other important services like ICW and inlet
dredging go under funded.