[HFDlist] Public Comment

[Jack Chandler]

While this message is not the result of any fire department personnel it 
is good reminder that we are always in the public eye!

Please be cautious and courteous when driving fire department vehicles 
and even your own vehicles if they have fire department decals, plates 
on them!

Thanks!

14C

> Good morning.
> I'm writing this morning out of frustration. As a parent of two 
> students at Mayo School we walk every morning. What I am bothered with 
> is the lack of crosswalks and signs, cones, barrels, etc, to remind 
> the inconsiderate drivers on Bullard Street that IT IS STATE LAW to 
> stop for pedestrians in crosswalks. When the sidewalks were put in a 
> few years ago there were barrels in the road reminding drivers that 
> they must stop but they haven't been there in at least four years. 
> This morning a TOWN EMPLOYEE driving an older blue explorer-type 
> vehicle driving south on Bullard between 8:30a and 8:45a (don't know 
> exact time...didn't have my watch on) drove right past the kids and 
> CROSSING GUARD WITH STOP SIGN HELD UP. This is the second time in less 
> than a year that a town employee (the other was driving the white 
> animal control police van) drove right by myself and kids waiting in 
> the crosswalk. Now, this morning do we give the town employee a break 
> because there are no crosswalks in the street? It's been over a month 
> since the road was repaved. What's the delay? I have talked to the 
> police in the past about the drivers on Bullard and patrols are up a 
> little. Being selfish I would prefer an officer there every morning. 
> They would certainly run out of tickets. Thank you for listening to my 
> rant this morning...every day I grow more frustrated.
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Jack Chandler, Chief
Holden Fire Department
1370 Main Street
Holden, Massachusetts 01520
Ph: 508-210-5650
Fx: 508-210-5667
JChandler at Holdenma.gov
JChandler at TownofHolden.net

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