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DETROIT -

The Detroit Fire Department could adjust to a looming 15 percent budget cut by allowing some abandoned buildings burn to the ground, according to the city's top fire official.



Executive Fire Commissioner Donald Austin said his is creating three proposals for Mayor Dave Bing to consider when making deep reductions to the 2012-13 budget, likely to be below this fiscal year's $183 million. Detroit is going through a state-monitored budget overhaul under a deal reached between Gov. Rick Snyder and city officials, an alternative to a state-appointed emergency manager.


"I'll give (Bing) every penny I can without cutting people," said Austin, a former Los Angeles assistant fire chief who became head of Detroit fire operations last May.

Detroit stands out from other large U.S. cities and will need to take drastic steps to meet its service needs, he said.


"Name another city in the United States that lost 200,000 people in 10 years," said Austin, citing U.S. Census figures. "So we're in a unique position. And I believe it takes unique approaches to deal with situations that are not the norm."


Wide swaths of Detroit's once-teeming neighborhoods now consist of scattered occupied homes, surrounded by boarded-up structures, burned-out husks and weed-covered vacant lots.


One of Austin's proposals would allow vacant buildings to burn if they're more than 50 percent ablaze — as long as they're not a risk to inhabited structures and the weather is favorable. Austin said about 40 to 60 percent of the fires in Detroit are in vacant structures.


Another proposal is to ask the U.S. Navy's construction division, the Seabees, to level 10,000 vacant and dilapidated homes.


And a third is to create a demolition unit in the fire department, Austin said, using heavy equipment to level the remnants of newly burned buildings. The unit would be similar to a tractor company Austin created in Los Angeles to cut breaks around wildfires, maintain hillside fire roads and overhaul large industrial fires.


"When these houses burn up and there's no value left, I can get my firefighters, with proper training, to raze that house — get rid of it," he said.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...urn/-/1719418/11537346/-/ocxal0z/-/index.html

:lol:

This is what happens when democrats are in control.
 
DETROIT - The Detroit Fire Department could adjust to a looming 15 percent budget cut by allowing some abandoned buildings burn to the ground, according to the city's top fire official. Executive Fire Commissioner Donald Austin said his is creating three proposals for Mayor Dave Bing to consider when making deep reductions to the 2012-13 budget, likely to be below this fiscal year's $183 million. Detroit is going through a state-monitored budget overhaul under a deal reached between Gov. Rick Snyder and city officials, an alternative to a state-appointed emergency manager. "I'll give (Bing) every penny I can without cutting people," said Austin, a former Los Angeles assistant fire chief who became head of Detroit fire operations last May. Detroit stands out from other large U.S. cities and will need to take drastic steps to meet its service needs, he said. "Name another city in the United States that lost 200,000 people in 10 years," said Austin, citing U.S. Census figures. "So we're in a unique position. And I believe it takes unique approaches to deal with situations that are not the norm." Wide swaths of Detroit's once-teeming neighborhoods now consist of scattered occupied homes, surrounded by boarded-up structures, burned-out husks and weed-covered vacant lots. One of Austin's proposals would allow vacant buildings to burn if they're more than 50 percent ablaze — as long as they're not a risk to inhabited structures and the weather is favorable. Austin said about 40 to 60 percent of the fires in Detroit are in vacant structures. Another proposal is to ask the U.S. Navy's construction division, the Seabees, to level 10,000 vacant and dilapidated homes. And a third is to create a demolition unit in the fire department, Austin said, using heavy equipment to level the remnants of newly burned buildings. The unit would be similar to a tractor company Austin created in Los Angeles to cut breaks around wildfires, maintain hillside fire roads and overhaul large industrial fires. "When these houses burn up and there's no value left, I can get my firefighters, with proper training, to raze that house — get rid of it," he said. http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...urn/-/1719418/11537346/-/ocxal0z/-/index.html :lol: This is what happens when democrats are in control.

Is it? Lots of cities have elected Democrats. Are they all in the same shape?

BTW, Mittzie the multimillionaire says he'd he'd Detroit go bankrupt/

Post more stuff like this, Webb.

Please.
 
prevailing wind will blow the smoke toward Ohio......why not take advantage of the free transportation of our waste.....if they tear it down before it burns we'll have to pay to haul it there.....
 
prevailing wind will blow the smoke toward Ohio......why not take advantage of the free transportation of our waste.....if they tear it down before it burns we'll have to pay to haul it there.....

Seems like PiMP is trying to out-Webb Webb...
 
Is it? Lots of cities have elected Democrats. Are they all in the same shape?

BTW, Mittzie the multimillionaire says he'd he'd Detroit go bankrupt/

Post more stuff like this, Webb.

Please.

I would burn it all down to the ground and shoot every public official on site.
 
More good news from Detroit.....

City of Detroit administrators are suggesting 2,566 layoffs across all departments, according to a new budget presented to City Council today.

"Those are people," City Council President Charles Pugh said, frowning at the figures.

Mayor Dave Bing has already called for 1,000 layoffs this year. The additional layoffs are both grant-funded and non-grant-funded positions.

During a council session last week, Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis warned that there would be significant cuts to drive down the city's $265 million deficit. Lewis was not present at today's session, and Bing is still out sick; city chief operating officer Chris Brown presented the modified budget.

Brown said 800 of the 1,000 earlier layoffs have been targeted.

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2012/04/2566_detroit_workers_could_get.html
 
More good news from Detroit.....City of Detroit administrators are suggesting 2,566 layoffs across all departments, according to a new budget presented to City Council today. "Those are people," City Council President Charles Pugh said, frowning at the figures. Mayor Dave Bing has already called for 1,000 layoffs this year. The additional layoffs are both grant-funded and non-grant-funded positions. During a council session last week, Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis warned that there would be significant cuts to drive down the city's $265 million deficit. Lewis was not present at today's session, and Bing is still out sick; city chief operating officer Chris Brown presented the modified budget. Brown said 800 of the 1,000 earlier layoffs have been targeted. http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2012/04/2566_detroit_workers_could_get.html

So a rightwinger rejoices when American workers lose their jobs.

Thanks, Webb.

Please, post more.
 
Detroit's population has dropped by 40% in the past ten years....for some reason, it never dawned on city officials that they needed 40% fewer public employees......
 
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