Monday night, Jan. 26th the Yakima County Democrats held their regular monthly meeting with Yakima Fire Department Chief Charlie Hines as the guest speaker. After providing an EMS Levy overview he and fellow Fireman, Tom Schnieder answered questions from the group. After hearing the chief and having numerous questions answered the Yakima County Democrats voted to support the EMS Levy.
It turns out that the Fire Department has no intention or desire to run the private ambulance companies out of business as the Republican Party claims. Imagine that! The Republican Party misleading the voters on a public safety issue! I wonder how much input the GOP had from the Fire Dept. when they made their decision. My guess is zero. If you’re intent is to deceive the voters, than why would you want information that clearly refutes the BSers.
Passing the Levy is the right thing to do. There is going to come a point when the anti-taxers lose their influence through their fear mongering and phony campaign tactics. This issue may be that time.