Oct 14, 2026 Β· 52 min Β· 15 segments
ππ’π₯π₯ πππ¦ππ«ππ¬ helps us recap a quick and painless Lowell city council meeting, but one with some interesting underlying issues regarding putting more cameras on the roadwaysβ¦
It may have because she kind of had to explain what she was looking for a little bit.
We've got a $4 million overtime budget that the taxpayer is going to get nailed with, right? They're going to get burnt with, pardon the pun.
And is there a way we can just look at the way we do things that might save a few bucks? All in all, a perfectly reasonable motion.
If not a motion, it's been on the table for, I think, literally every city councilor.
And I think the issue when it was brought up for us at one particular time, the talk was the safety of the firemen.
In other words, if they're going out on all of these calls where it's not necessary for them to go out, is there a safety factor? Because once the truck leaves the garage, it's on the open streets.
But the issue was, what are we going to replace it with, and what will be the cost? And I think last night, Rita just summed it up very quickly and made it personal.
It may have because she kind of had to explain what she was looking for a little bit.
We've got a $4 million overtime budget that the taxpayer is going to get nailed with, right? They're going to get burnt with, pardon the pun.
And is there a way we can just look at the way we do things that might save a few bucks? All in all, a perfectly reasonable motion.
If not a motion, it's been on the table for, I think, literally every city councilor.
And I think the issue when it was brought up for us at one particular time, the talk was the safety of the firemen.
In other words, if they're going out on all of these calls where it's not necessary for them to go out, is there a safety factor? Because once the truck leaves the garage, it's on the open streets.
But the issue was, what are we going to replace it with, and what will be the cost? And I think last night, Rita just summed it up very quickly and made it personal.
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