Delafield town residents want vote on fire merger

To my fellow residents, be careful of what you wish for. You voted down providing our volunteers proper and safe facilities for them to work. Now you also want the opportunity to vote on the merger which is beging brought forward because of voting down the facility. I am confident, once the correct and honest costs are brought forward the merger will be voted down as well. Once again putting us back at square one, once again forcing our volunteers to work out of an even older inadequate facility. What if the volunteers say enough is enough and quit? I for one would not blame them.
If you would take the time to go to the City of Delafield, you will see a nice new
facility and staff in the building. Despite the statement that they have 50 volunteers, about a dozen or less actually live in our area. Everyone that is there is paid to be there, call or not. This is not the case in the town. Our volunteers do not stay at the station but respond from their homes. They give us their time at no cost to us. Sure we pay them a tolken amount when they go on a call but that is it. How can it cost less for us to be part of a service that has to pay people to sit in the station? Not to mention the fact they will have to hire more people if we expect the same level of service we have now.
It is time for us to understand if we want control over our 911 service, as residents, we need to provide for our 911 service. I for one do not want to give that control over to a board of 12 where we only have the vote of three. Others will dictate to us our service our needs and more importantly the care of our families.

Some in the Town of Delafield are foolish when it comes to their Fire/Rescue protection. They apparently don't understand the need for an up-to-date fire station, the morale issues, how fortunate they are to have a strong crew of volunteers, and how this affects their level of safety. By voting down the building of a new station and now lining up against a meger with LCFD they are putting their safety at risk. Dollars spent for a new station would have ensured an ongoing situation, while joining the LCFD would offer increased protection with an advanced paramedic team and rapid response by rescue and fire personnel. We're concerned about the quality in our schools, parks, snow plowing, etc., but drop the ball when it comes to public safety. Shouldn't our spouses, children, parents, pets and property take on more importance in the Town? Think about it! Time to ensure first class protection for our loved ones!