Fire driving course axed by BOC; smaller design approved

Wednesday, June 17. 2009
The new county fire-training center will not have the large driving course that was included in the original design and was supported by the county fire association.

In a 3-2 vote, the Jackson County Board of Commissioners voted to remove the driving course and instead increase the size of the concrete pad located around the burn tower to 285x300 to be used for driving practice.


The original plans called for spending $1.08 million, while the new plan calls for spending $621,810 — a difference of $417,652.

The new design was approved with commissioners Bruce Yates and Chas Hardy and chairman Hunter Bicknell voting in favor of it. Commissioners Tom Crow and Dwain Smith voted against this new design.

Crow said the majority of the firefighters would rather have the original designed course, even if it was gravel instead of paved, instead of this new design.

For the complete story on the fire driving course controversy, see the June 17 issue of The Jackson Herald.
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#1 Are you kidding? on 06/17/09 at 11:36 AM [Reply]
THANK YOU BOC for SAVING TAXPAYER DOLLARS!
#2 Firefighter on 06/17/09 at 02:36 PM [Reply]
Tom and Dwayne,
You two and James Lyle DO NOT speak for us. Your embarrassing the public safety folks in Jackson County.
Thank you BOC from a long time fireman who is tired of the good old boys in Jackson county !
#2.1 West Jackson Firefighter on 06/18/09 at 05:40 AM [Reply]
That's right! Not all of the FD's want to spend all of this money. You keep speaking on our behalf without contacting our Chief to see what we want/need. James keeps saying that he spoke with all the chiefs but he must not know our number! If you want to know what we want/need/think here's the number: 706-654-2500. Stop saying that you've talked to all of us when you leave out the busiest department in the county.
#3 Michael McCarthy on 06/17/09 at 03:12 PM [Reply]
A smaller parking lot?

Keep up the cutting to avoid a tax increase!

This is only a good start.
#4 whatever... on 06/18/09 at 08:28 PM [Reply]
Sorry Firefighters, you should know that money wouldn't go to help you, you don't need it. They're saving that money to get a newer logo or hire another consultant.
#4.1 firemanalso on 06/19/09 at 04:26 PM [Reply]
Did I read in the paper that one commissioner was quoted as saying he didn't think the few dollars savings was much? Since when is over $400,000 dollars a few dollars. Unemployment is bumping 10% and that much money would support at least 18 families a full year.
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