Question of the Week for Nov. 17-24

Richard Claxton
How do you feel about the massive layoffs of firefighters planned by the Lehigh Acres Fire Department?
Heidi Orshan
Lehigh
part-time worker
“”We’ve opened up new fire houses with monies at the fire department. Now with less money coming in from taxes, where’s the money coming from. I don’t know.

Heidi Orshan
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Richard Claxton
Student
“Hopefully it won’t happen. That’s hard to hear. I hope they are able to take some action to save the firefighters’ jobs.”
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Melanie Block
Nancy Bartlett
Lehigh Acres
Volunteer
“It’s a bad situation. I don’t know if there is a god answer to do something to save their jobs with the economy like it is.”
Melanie Blook

Nancy Bartlett
Food services
“I don’t like what’s happening. We moved here in March and we hate to see firefighters leaving those jobs because the people here need protection.”
Stephanie Hogan
Teacher
“I’m upset about it. There have to be alternate solutions. I look at the new landscaping on Gunnery which cost money and I wonder if our priorities are in the wrong place.”
- Heidi Orshan
- Melanie Block
- Nancy Bartlett
- Stephanie Hogan

Stephanie Hogan