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DownloadCreate Chart1. Please take a few moments to indicate your opinions to the Task Force studying <br />this issue. Thank you! <br />8:31 AM <br />Fri, Oct <br />12. Eugene Chamber of Commerce straw poll 2, 2009 <br />Find... <br />8:30 AM <br />Although it is off the table, I think there should be more consideration given to a private <br />provider taking over the ambulance service. Private enterprise can make a profit on Fri, Oct <br />13. transport because they are not tied to bloated benefit and compensation packages. A 2, 2009 <br />Find... <br />free market system works without a reduction in service-- just more efficient use of 5:48 AM <br />resources and more realistic compensation expectations by the employee. <br />If the financial challenges to all public safety providers (fire, ambulance, police, sheriff) <br />received a comprehensive and collective discussion by our elected officials and <br />citizens, perhaps a solution that would provide stable funding for all public safety <br />services could be identified. If the funding for all public safety services was provided <br />Wed, <br />by a new taxing district, it could allow the cities and county to use general fund <br />Sep 30, <br />revenues for other "core" services. Formation of a new taxing district, for me, would <br />14. 2009 <br />Find... <br />only be successful if it addressed stable funding to all public safety service providers. <br />11:04 <br /> <br />AM <br />The real solution lies with constitutional changes to our current taxing structure. Any <br />new taxing district will eventually be insufficient to maintain viable service provision. <br />Any truly long-term solution should include repealing the tax limitation laws passed <br />years ago. <br />Tue, Sep <br />Form a metro wide fire district - include all rural departments within 10 miles of the city <br />15. 29, 2009 <br />Find... <br />limits of both cities <br />4:52 PM <br />Private ambulance service is a huge mistake - I worked in So Cal as an RN and the Tue, Sep <br />16. quality of care is so far below our level here with Firefighter Paramedics. They are all-29, 2009 <br />Find... <br />hazard heroes!! 4:50 PM <br />Tue, Sep <br />Merger will solve the problem with ability to deliver the service most cheaply but still <br />17. 29, 2009 <br />Find... <br />retain high quality <br />4:48 PM <br />Merge the fire departments and redesign how the ambulances are funded - keep them Tue, Sep <br />18. part of the fire department but find better ways to use them with FF/Paramedics as 29, 2009 <br />Find... <br />dual role. 4:46 PM <br />Tue, Sep <br />Why the two fire departments aren't already in a fire district is a mystery. That is the <br />19. 29, 2009 <br />Find... <br />only stable approach to providing fire and EMS service <br />4:42 PM <br />Tue, Sep <br />A fire district is the most logical approach to all emergency services provided by Fire <br />20. 29, 2009 <br />Find... <br />departments. There is great economy of scale in this concept <br />4:40 PM <br />Sun, Sep <br />Ambulance service is essential to our community and should be considered a high <br />27, 2009 <br />21. priority core service. I would prefer that government provide the service as opposed to <br />Find... <br />10:00 <br />privatizing the system. <br />AM <br />