lubu wrote:
Neo has a valid question, emphasized by his rhetorical disbelief. He doesn't need sparks' to validate it. True to form, sparks makes yet another personal attack. McDermott says it's important to him to have firefighters live within the city. He is willing to spend other peoples money to make them subjects. See, college bound, ball fields and all the other intangibles of living in Hammond are not adequate to induce these recalcitrant responders to relocate. Cash is the failed resort when voluntary cooperation can't be obtained by cajoling, bullying, or lying.
It is an asset to any community when the firefighters reside in the city that they work for. In many parts of the country it is accepted practice that police,fire and other municipal employees are
required to live in the community that provides their employment. However, the state of Indiana excludes police and fire employees from residency requirements. Until this law is changed, it is good public policy to offer incentives to fire fighters who choose to live in our community.