Miscellaneous

I don't know how long it will take to fill either post. The Urban designer position is very important to read more

I don't know how long it will take to fill either post. The Urban designer position is very important to the entire design review function and is critical to fill.

With 9/11, it brought more to the public's attention there could be a call that firefighters might not come back read more

With 9/11, it brought more to the public's attention there could be a call that firefighters might not come back from.

I don't think any of the firefighters keep this job just for the pay. They take pride in being firefighters.

I don't think any of the firefighters keep this job just for the pay. They take pride in being firefighters.

I grew up on a farm so I thought driving a fire truck would be like handling a grain truck. read more

I grew up on a farm so I thought driving a fire truck would be like handling a grain truck. But the first time I was behind the wheel of a fire truck, I was awestruck by the responsibility. Sure you can run a stoplight, but you have to make sure the intersection is clear before you do. That's when I realized each level you reach in the fire department brings on new responsibility. And there are more people under your wing.

I'll be working with everybody so I'll get to know fairly well what different issues are coming up in the read more

I'll be working with everybody so I'll get to know fairly well what different issues are coming up in the stations. I'll just be going from the field to the office more. I have to thank Tim (Bragg, who retired last week as assistant fire chief with 28 years at MFD). He prepared me well for the office end of this.

All team members know we have a responsibility to get help for guests who ask.

All team members know we have a responsibility to get help for guests who ask.

This is a great opportunity for us to meet the people in the community and outline the way they can read more

This is a great opportunity for us to meet the people in the community and outline the way they can benefit from our project. And we are really fortunate to have the backing of many of the local community groups.

The beauty of our project is that we are taking something historical, something that has an emotional attachment to the read more

The beauty of our project is that we are taking something historical, something that has an emotional attachment to the community, and giving it rebirth. The sense of neighborhood and community at the Bethlehem Steel site is a good thing. We intend to be good neighbors, and we intend to create economic rejuvenation.

We go out and do our best.

We go out and do our best.

The level of detail in this report shows the importance we lay to our project's impact on the community. The read more

The level of detail in this report shows the importance we lay to our project's impact on the community. The economic numbers you don't see are contained in another part of our application to the state that remains sealed.