Comments on: Fool Me Once, Shame on You… http://realdupont.com/fool-me-once-shame-on-you/ DuPont Washington's Premier Website Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:25:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Palisade Denizen http://realdupont.com/fool-me-once-shame-on-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1811 Palisade Denizen Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:29:32 +0000 http://realdupont.com/Blogs/?p=955#comment-1811 If you are interested in a Yard Sign for you home or another location e-mail: dupontfiremediconelevy@gmail.com (You will receive an e-mail detailing yard signs options.) If you are interested in a Yard Sign for you home or another location e-mail:

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]]> By: DuPont resident for 8 years http://realdupont.com/fool-me-once-shame-on-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1810 DuPont resident for 8 years Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:52:45 +0000 http://realdupont.com/Blogs/?p=955#comment-1810 Is there a place where we can get Vote No signs on this to stick in our yard? We are in the middle of a deep recession and like many others out there, I'm in the middle of a salary freeze at work and am hanging on to my job by a thread, and then the city council wants to take even more of my money. Money that I need to feed my kids. I'm sorry, if the city council can't afford something, do what we have to do. DON'T BUY IT!. I'm sure there are other things less critical on their list of City expenses that they can cut. For example, that fancy new complex they just built for themselves. Maybe they should lease that out to business and move back into their old location. I voted for this Mayor because she said she was going to come up with innovative ways to avoid raising taxes. Boy was I wrong. Like this website says, 'Fooled me once....' Is there a place where we can get Vote No signs on this to stick in our yard?

We are in the middle of a deep recession and like many others out there, I’m in the middle of a salary freeze at work and am hanging on to my job by a thread, and then the city council wants to take even more of my money. Money that I need to feed my kids. I’m sorry, if the city council can’t afford something, do what we have to do. DON’T BUY IT!. I’m sure there are other things less critical on their list of City expenses that they can cut. For example, that fancy new complex they just built for themselves. Maybe they should lease that out to business and move back into their old location.

I voted for this Mayor because she said she was going to come up with innovative ways to avoid raising taxes. Boy was I wrong. Like this website says, ‘Fooled me once….’

]]> By: Hoffman hill Res http://realdupont.com/fool-me-once-shame-on-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1720 Hoffman hill Res Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:27:00 +0000 http://realdupont.com/Blogs/?p=955#comment-1720 Sorry, for posting the links. I have been a resident here for 10 years now and have heard this issue a few times. I am amazed how our city council both past and present are out of touch with the citizens. The council thinks that the citizens of this city are not capable of making an educated or informed decision. The city tried to push a high priced levy a few years ago when the citizens of this city voted it down. You would think that the council would get the message that we are not going to roll on this. I can remember when the council had only five members and if you spoke against the council back then, you could expect belittlement from the council. The council has calmed down from the public lashings from the early days but it looks like they are taking on different tactics of dealing with outspoken citizens. All we ask from our council members is to be fiscally responsible with our money. This does not mean funding your pet projects or your vision of how Dupont should look down the road. We live here also and we get a vote on what is best for this community. There is power in the vote! http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/xml/abtus/ourorg/aud/Elections/Archives/Nov99/VP_pdf/dupprop1.pdf http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/xml/abtus/ourorg/aud/elections/archives/sep03/dupont.pdf http://www.ci.dupont.wa.us/files/library/a5e58489009c8e82_o.pdf Sorry, for posting the links.
I have been a resident here for 10 years now and have heard this issue a few times. I am amazed how our city council both past and present are out of touch with the citizens. The council thinks that the citizens of this city are not capable of making an educated or informed decision. The city tried to push a high priced levy a few years ago when the citizens of this city voted it down. You would think that the council would get the message that we are not going to roll on this.
I can remember when the council had only five members and if you spoke against the council back then, you could expect belittlement from the council. The council has calmed down from the public lashings from the early days but it looks like they are taking on different tactics of dealing with outspoken citizens.
All we ask from our council members is to be fiscally responsible with our money. This does not mean funding your pet projects or your vision of how Dupont should look down the road. We live here also and we get a vote on what is best for this community. There is power in the vote!

http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/xml/abtus/ourorg/aud/Elections/Archives/Nov99/VP_pdf/dupprop1.pdf

http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/xml/abtus/ourorg/aud/elections/archives/sep03/dupont.pdf

http://www.ci.dupont.wa.us/files/library/a5e58489009c8e82_o.pdf

]]> By: Palisade Res http://realdupont.com/fool-me-once-shame-on-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1718 Palisade Res Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:49:59 +0000 http://realdupont.com/Blogs/?p=955#comment-1718 they moved into a brand new facility and gave everyone a raise. they moved into a brand new facility and gave everyone a raise.

]]> By: Resident in Garry Oaks http://realdupont.com/fool-me-once-shame-on-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1717 Resident in Garry Oaks Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:50:41 +0000 http://realdupont.com/Blogs/?p=955#comment-1717 I think the cost is too high. I'm voting NO again until someone tells me what is the city doing to cut expenses in other areas. I think the cost is too high. I’m voting NO again until someone tells me what is the city doing to cut expenses in other areas.

]]> By: g-money http://realdupont.com/fool-me-once-shame-on-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1691 g-money Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:08:57 +0000 http://realdupont.com/Blogs/?p=955#comment-1691 I would like to help defeat the dupont fire bond as the cost are super high at over 3400.00 per call they have 565 a year.only 4.25% are fire- 63.% are ems the rest are other lock-out or false alarms all cost us over 3400.00 this is way to high and the preposed bond is way jacked up email me at nodupontfirebond@aim.com also P.S the city webb cite has info you need to see on this I would like to help defeat the dupont fire bond as the cost are super high at over 3400.00 per call they have 565 a year.only 4.25% are fire- 63.% are ems the rest are other lock-out or false alarms all cost us over 3400.00 this is way to high and the preposed bond is way jacked up email me at nodupontfirebond@aim.com also P.S the city webb cite has info you need to see on this

]]> By: Asphalt Cowboy http://realdupont.com/fool-me-once-shame-on-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1660 Asphalt Cowboy Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:37:31 +0000 http://realdupont.com/Blogs/?p=955#comment-1660 WNM, Good Luck with looking into the call volume and types of calls for the fire department (even with the Public Records Request). I doubt that you will find out very much, no one really knows what is going on, not even the fire chief. You can talk to the mayor, but you will just get the run around until you are belittled by the City Administrator or the Fire Chief, since the only thing that is important is the merger or "consolidation" with the larger fire department. That's my experience with this, like I said good luck. WNM,
Good Luck with looking into the call volume and types of calls for the fire department (even with the Public Records Request). I doubt that you will find out very much, no one really knows what is going on, not even the fire chief. You can talk to the mayor, but you will just get the run around until you are belittled by the City Administrator or the Fire Chief, since the only thing that is important is the merger or “consolidation” with the larger fire department. That’s my experience with this, like I said good luck.

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