SAFETY: Live within budget

Our new police chief must think he’s moved to Sin City. He tells us our fire department needs to carry weapons to help out in swat situations. If we arm fire fighters, shouldn’t they be required to have POST certification? He tells us we need swat vehicles. This is Coeur d’Alene. How often do we require a swat team? Where are all these major felony situations occurring? He tells us we need to hire more police officers and purchase more vehicles, all of this on the taxpayer dollar. Does it seem like we have a little empire building going on here?

It would be nice to have all the bells and whistles that big cities have, but we can’t afford them! All of us have to live with budget constraints, taxpayers and public servants alike.

To all officers, continue “To Protect and to Serve.” Thank you for your service.

D.K. GREENFIELD

Coeur d’Alene