Comments on: Commission Approves $356 Million Budget, Denies Request To Save Six Sheriff’s Office Jobs

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:09:34 +0000

Good job. I’m glad we are starting to save some money

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:24:38 +0000

If Sheriff Morgan had opted for cars instead of $50,000.00 + SUVs as patrol vehicles, there would have been plenty of money for keeping these extra officers.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:43:06 +0000

BTW, a lot of the money the sherif’s office spends comes from drug busts…ie: those mardi gras beads, etc., look into the facts before you decide where the waste is…look at the County Commissioner’s salaries, for example, and the raises they gave themselves.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:39:08 +0000

Deputies are allowed lunch breaks, dinner breaks, and too often I have seen them leave their lunch or dinner to go to the scene of an accident or crime. Give them a break! When you need them you will be glad they are there, so stop blaming them when you have no idea what they are doing or whether they are exchanging information.

By: dick tracy

dick tracy — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 02:28:01 +0000

Aiken could donate some of his $60,000 per year raise that your re-elected sheriff gave to him out of the counties taxpayer dollars. Oooops, that wasn’t supposed to be public was it???????? And how many thousands were lost when all those nice county vehicles got flooded?????? I better shut up……..

By: marcus

marcus — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:11:14 +0000

The bottom line is, a massive centralized government is wrong.

Collectivism is wrong!

I should be able to keep most ofmy money after working 50 hours a week.

Wipe government out to a small size.

Your kids will be paying our debt. What a shame!

By: be reasonable

be reasonable — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:13:30 +0000

@concerned for north escambia: deputies “yucking it up” in parking lots or restaurant pkng lots…did you go ask what they were talking about…my guess is no…maybe they were on their way to seve a warrant or do some surveillance on a business that has been vandalized or trying to set up a perimeter for a bad guy on the loose…so engage your brain prior to engaging your fingers…”ever so long to get to you”…once agin when I worked at the SO it was far and few between when they had a complete shift on the road…somebody was off for leave or had to take off because they had too much leave…also there about the same number of deputies on the road 10yrs ago…so maybe your wait time is due to the fact that they are busy arresting somebody else…read the pnj (not) or N Escambia (yes)…and all you see is felony after felony…ever wonder why…see above statement…I could go on and on…and I will when I return…

By: Toni McArthur

Toni McArthur — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:59:22 +0000

Just me T, You said it well and I agree 100%

mcar

By: scott

scott — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:48:55 +0000

Things change when we stop voting against our best interest.

By: concerned resident of the North-End

concerned resident of the North-End — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:26:24 +0000

Just Me T – You’re so right. How many times have we passed patrol cars sitting side by side jacking their jaws, or parked in some restaurant parking lot talking, but when one is needed it takes ever so long to get to you. I also agree that the county commissoners are paid way too much. Most have retired from jobs, and should be volunteering or at least work part-time for the commission. Like you said, they are sitting on their back sides doing nothing most of the time. I know you can never get anything done when you need it, but just let another area need their help, I believe they would bend over backwards to get it done. YET, YOU’RE RIGHT, they promise, promise, promise, but never seem to follow through.