Comments on: Morgan Says No To Building $22 Million Training Facility On 684 Acres Near Molino

By: Mark Clabaugh

Mark Clabaugh — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 16:56:33 +0000

I bet he wishes he had this training center now.

By: ???

??? — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:34:16 +0000

Since when do the fire dept’s go to santa rosa county to train ? Escambia county just built a training room at station 12, all the departments have instructors and training rooms ,we can use the drill tower at pensacola st. 4. I do understand what you are saying though, its pretty strange to run an aerial all over town jumping calls, or have a paid crew from brent trying to run from saufley field rd and mobile hwy to scenic hwy for a structure fire, thats not a waste of fuel and wear and tear on the truck, But you know its OK they are pro’s , and we are just ” vollies “.

By: Pau Layedoff

Pau Layedoff — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:53:51 +0000

Sounds like the “Good Ole Boy”…Sheriff Ronnie Mac..Is Trying to Slip One
Last Hoorah..past The Escambia County Taxpayers..Excellent Decision
By Our New Sheriff-Elect Morgan…Let The Emergency Personnel Train
at the K-9 Grounds Located At The Welcome Center Entrance…They Have
a Building For Classrooms And A Plot Of Land To Train On…..
“Thank The Clear Thinking Voters”… Of Escambia County For Sending
“Boss Hog McNesby”… Back To Hunting Cabin…….

By: Stuart

Stuart — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:56:37 +0000

Chuck,

Do you really believe they are going to give back the LOST money?

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:02:36 +0000

I will agree that a smaller site to train existing public safety employees would be reasonable. But 684 acres for crying out loud!!!! It smacks of Ronnie Macs love of shiny new toys no matter what we have to pay. Go back to the drawing board a come back with something realistic and maybe I’ll bite. And by the way I would personally benefit from this mega-training facility and am still adamantly against it. To the person that thinks the 11 million in L.O.S.T money will be spent elsewhere, think again. The county would have floated another bond and then put off paying it like they have their other bond debt……research it.

By: Not Chuck

Not Chuck — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:49:37 +0000

This sounds a lot better than the electric car venture in Century, to me. This would create jobs for some, and train other people for jobs as well.

Maybe we could negotiate, look for alternatives. If it works out fine, if it don’t it don’t. Let’s atleast try.

It could mean better trained Deputies, EMS, and Firefighters.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:28:31 +0000

Kudos to Mr. Morgan for his insight on the economics of our area. He probably understands that, sure, a new training facility would be wonderful and valuable to our public safety people, but we already have a drill tower and live fire boxes available at PFD sta. 4 that are being utilized by PJC fire classes , county fire, city fire, and the vollies. The police have not had issues other than lead contamination at their facilities. Hard times dictate hard decisions and this was a fair one. Besides, all public safety sectors are cutting back all they can right now while trying to maintain safe staffing levels, I don’t see the need for a new facility to train rookies that dont stand a snowballs chance of getting a job right now. Sorry folks but that’s the way it is.

By: ffunknown

ffunknown — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:38:15 +0000

First off County Fires fire tax has 75 dollars a year for a long time. So shut up. It would cost more for fuel, truck and engine maintenance for departments to travel to Santa Rosa county to train all the time. Good solid organizations need a place to train within a reasonable about of distance. Plus look at it like this, your sick or you fell or hell your house is on fire. But wait your fire department is in santa rosa for training. So you say have another station cover that district. Okay good, but say they get a fire in there district now it takes longer for them to get there.

By: stuart

stuart — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:09:22 +0000

So where will the $11 million in “local option sales tax” money be diverted? You think not spending the $11 million on this facility means that Mr. Morgan will actually save the $11 million?

If so, I’ll sale you a bridge any where in the county for $11 million. I’ll bet Mr. Morgan wants some new patrol cars / facility improvements and no longer wants to be cooperative.

By: Willie

Willie — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:07:13 +0000

It sounds like our new sheriff has a grasp on the economic situation of this county and state. Facilities like this are nice but we have to understand that we are all having to tighten our belts because this is likely to be a long recession with dwindling revenue sources. Has the county and PJC looked into using firing ranges on one of our local military bases? Has our fire and emergency departments thought of sharing training facilities with Santa Rosa county?
I have seen our emergency services/ fire departments grow into a money devouring beast that raises the fire tax every couple of years.Our fire departments use to know how to make do and save money.