Amherst News-Times, 2003-03-19

              4 thai student loves u.s. page 7 state bill would deplete cash pa os ' to r amherst news-time leslie lane lease near its end by jason hawk news-times reporter wedged between a demol ished bridge on one side and private road scheduled be closed the other, north quarry residents told city council members last monday night that they arc scared of ing stranded in or away from their homes an emergency. march 31 vacation area built with emergency funds 1998 will limit re sidents just ingress egress, worst-case sce nario leave police, fire, hospital vehicles unable reach destinations. voted 5-2 sep tember vacate "leslie lane" not renewing $1,500 per continued 'a bigger fines: fewer f&l'se alarms? it's case little boy who cried wolf, local police officers say can't afford ignore it overloaded false alarm calls, champ ioning measure before am herst crease penalties busines ses individuals consistently set off unnecessary alarms. "in small town, we don't two new auxiliary cops aid forces reinforcements come policy de partment storting may, when offic ers begin active duty. officers-in-training bob ru dolph maurine crawford were sworn into service safetyservice director sherrill mcloda wednesday morn ing, bring number amherst's volunteer personnel four. "it's right thing do. you choose do wrong. are ones streets community. that's best way influence help your community," said crawford, graduate steele is taking her man agement career at mcdonald's. classmate, rudolph, agrees. give something back community all crazy things going world rsow...the front lines," he said. both first priority guard backs fellow provide backup them dangerous situations. mrs. robinson's lucky charms powers school kindergarten teacher robinson rainbow monday. students made own found these three i'll leprechauns - marissa dellett, fantastic hats leprechaun beards. matthew knelsel, emily nagyvathy have enough cars cover everything might like be," safety mcloda, oversees response units, news-times. "if we're run ning out after alarm, takes time manpower, if there car crash medical meantime, causes real issue." maurlno "maurine has lived for long very enthusiastic, rtt's case, he's six-year marine vet wants, go see can part .currently stretched too thinly handle excessive, which according captain dennis seger totalled 473 since jan. 1, 2002. during period, only justifiable calls sponded sonnel shupe school, where window had been bro ken, another property owner complained eggs thrown his solution," current au xiliary officer rich along ken was ficers fat "i feel po alarm. "we've some businesses over 20 alarms year," "we respond each as code lights, sirens, speed." but diffi cult justify quick sponse overwhelming turn false. "every rudolph sitive while learning how deal other people yourself. warding. i've spent 700 hours cruiser, still look forward every shift," three, there's potential someone won't yield our get hurt," want jeopardize this kind rou tine problem." many could easily prevented training family staff properly input codes system reducing sensitivity automatic law enforcement volunteers add much-needed taffpower department, ner full-time beats, major events. gives chip money managed shoulder, necessarily good thing. members, request mayor john higgins, hand county agencies $500,000 housing improvement project grant, chip, resi dents failed tap dur past year. heck ting accept mo ney, mainly because quirements program income bank qualify it," disappointed higgins extensive multi-part intended eco nomic stimulus low-income pago 6 options such motion detec tors, order curb problem, raise bar update ordinances par similar sized cities, lexcna, kan., incident grace period charges $100 $200 consecutive currently $25 business dividual's second through fifth alarms, inci dent afterward, sec fines stiffened, especially estab lishments frequent offenders. committee mem bers agreed 17 meeting inordinant num ber months warrants investi gation, unanimously send floor ordinance stiffen penalties. fly flag droudly :or military week's readers hang windows support american troops. whether president bush's feelings concerning possible war iraq, important show men women us enlist ment armed services. support; lly flag. sponsored lcrmet credit; thanks tlw expense of-publishing readers.