Chairman Jones optimistic after meeting with Dawson County Chairman
News, Press Release December 13, 2018
JASPER, Ga. – A press release from Pickens County could indicate a positive movement on the recent troubles and issues of Dawson County Fire Station 8.
Pickens County Commission Chairman Robert Jones and Dawson County Commission Chairman Billy Thurmond met on Wednesday the 12th to discuss the recent discrepancies involving Fire Station 8 located off Monument Road. The meeting was productive in making clear the desires and expectations of both counties. The Chairmen agreed the most crucial aspect is to provide adequate fire protection for both counties’ citizens. The two men representing their respected Boards tentatively agreed to work together to solve these discrepancies and guarantee proper service to this area. The Chairmen also tentatively agreed to begin renegotiating a new Intergovernmental Agreement that will reflect the desires of both government agencies as well as the citizens in the affected community. Chairman Jones believes the meeting was in good faith from both sides and is appreciative for Chairman Thurmond’s willingness to build constructively on the partnership between both counties. Chairman Jones is optimistic in the direction this situation has taken and believes the result will be beneficial to all involved.
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Discrepancies? What an odd term.
– Refusing to follow orders from chain of command is a discrepancy
– Not honoring a commitment to provide a new water tank is a discrepancy
– Failing to dispatch closest station to a fire is a discrepancy
– Requesting a town hall against advice of volunteers
– Failing to notice that volunteer members of the fire station were properly trained, certified and equipped is a discrepancy
– Traumatizing the victim of a fire by replaying her 911 call is a discrepancy
– Interference by one county in the management by the other county is a discrepancy
– Staging a mutiny of volunteers is a discrepancy
– Abandonment by volunteers of their community is a discrepancy
– Derilection of duty is a discretion