tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post5426155295174159518..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-69028576259707566722012-11-18T00:50:38.882-05:002012-11-18T00:50:38.882-05:00Mayor Ballard has given the finger to public safety in Indy. His number one priority when he was running for office and now he doesn&#39;t have the time or interest to make sure we have enough police officers to keep the city safe. Who is going to come to a soccer game when the criminals are in charge in Indy? Not me!artfugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364503656694166926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-16858017882541321642012-11-17T19:04:44.839-05:002012-11-17T19:04:44.839-05:00Mr. Mayor:<br /><br />Before you tax us for an unneeded and unwanted sports team, let me point out: You have turned your back on public safety. You now have the smallest police force in modern Indianapolis history and it will only get smaller, since you did not budget for new-hires. <br /><br />You have done crazy things with our fire dept, giving away two of the biggest fire stations in the city with special teams (Station #5, which was one of the newer fire stations and Station #7, and took ladder 21 away from the Glendale Mall area).<br /><br />I&#39;d rather not have to worry about criminals attacking my familiy while we sleep, shooting up Broad Ripple at night, and knowing that in the event of Fire, we have a Professional Fire Department with proper staffing positioned to respond quickly to any area of our city. <br /><br />No, we don&#39;t need or want another sports team...we need some emphasis on public safety.CircleCityScribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12691157547732269477noreply@blogger.com