BTVFC 2006 Tax Breakdown

I’m not an accountant but the following Sheet is apparently the main breakdown of the budget that the Big Tree Volunteer Fire company sent to the IRS in 2006. A little birdie sent it to me. It shows that they had a budget of just over $421,000 and they charged $197K for depreciation of equipment/property and then charged themselves $92K to occupy the two buildings they own.

Fire Department Issues I’m Fighting For!

The majority of you really don’t know the issues so I’ll try and start educating you here.

Walters admits He Doesn’t Know!

Yesterday at the Hamburg Town Council Meeting Supervisor Steven Walters Admitted he didn’t know if the town could force the books open on any of the fire companies in the town.

Hamburg Town Council Sends out requests for Hockey Rink Proposals!

 

Here is the full text of the proposall request from vendors interested in building and lease/managing a brand new ice rink and feild house facility.

Issues about BTVFD put squarely on the shoulders of the Hamburg Town Council!

That’s right folks, I went off like a sky rocket tonight at the Town Council meeting. When it finally came to my turn to speak I went off about how this town continues to give fire districts hundreds of thousands of dollars with little or no over sight.

Public about to learn how the BTVFD spends your tax dollars!

I have written a letter to Dan Myres at the Hamburg Sun News and I have also used a variation of this letter to pass out in a literature drop this weekend throughout the fire district for the Big Tree Fire Department. It’s about time the public becomes aware of the misuses of our tax dollars by this department and the huge problems that come with no financial oversight. I hope you like the letter.

Business First Magazine Ranks Frontier H.S. at the Bottom of the List!

It’s official folks! Frontier High School has slipped all the way to 46th place by Buffalo Business First magazine. In fact, I think only 2 other Erie County Schools ranked lower. Orchard Park HS ranked 14th and Hamburg HS ranked 30th.

Big Tree VFD Wants More of Your Money!

That’s right folks, the BTVFD wants another tax increase this year! I can’t believe they actually have the balls to ask for another tax increase after last years 9.2% hidden increase. This year they want another 15K+ in tax increases.