Citizens must support their communities in many ways

Citizens must support their communities in many ways
EDITOR:
I constantly read about cities that fail to vote for a levy that supports its fire and police departments and always wonder what their priorities are. I have come to the conclusion that those who vote no on a levy to support their own protection have never had to rely on those services. When the time comes that they need these services, the result from voting no is the loss of their home, a loved one, or their own demise solely because the protection wasn't there as the city had to layoff police and fire personnel.
My own experience convinces me to always vote for these levies and I am grateful that the city of Campbell has such a great staff in its police and fire departments no matter how short of staff. I received a call at 10 p.m. recently from the fire department informing me that the alarms at the Campbell Post Office were going off. Upon my arrival and entrance into the building, I found that the ceilings were pouring out water due to a water pipe break. The two firemen there flew into action and quickly found the shut off valves through the downpour. There were two of the city's policemen there and even one off duty fireman showed up. They secured the area and made sure there were no dangers of electrocution as there was almost 2 inches of water in the building and the water had entered the electrical panels and furnace ductwork.
Expecting them to leave after the building was secured, they instead got equipment from my custodial room and their own vehicles and began to push the water out to the dock and into the parking lot. They also helped pull down wet ceiling tiles and opened furnace ducts to drain water that had flowed for hours. They helped me until almost 1 a.m. when the last one left. The assistance they provided went far beyond the call of duty and demonstrated that regardless of the staffing shortage they have to deal with, they still provide the best protection you will find anywhere.
I was just thankful that there were no other emergency calls during that time as they are spread thin.
The citizens of Campbell need to support any levy that keeps its protective services at full staff. Anything less could prove tragic.
The citizens also need to assist in keeping Campbell a safe and healthy community. This can be done by beautifying the home and yard, keeping dogs chained or fenced in, helping the elderly maintain their homes, and teaching children to respect life and property. Since the city schools have snow days, I wonder if they would consider community service days where at least the high school kids would spend a day outdoors serving the community performing litter patrol, grass cutting, graffiti removal, etc.
I am proud to work in this city where I spent a lot of my youth and it saddens me to see the struggle to maintain its past beauty and splendor. The fire and police personnel who helped me that night reassured me that Campbell will be back.
JIM CORVINO, Postmaster
Campbell
Mayor, city council should do something to stifle noise
EDITOR:
I would like to know when our mayor, Jay Williams, and his city council are going to do something about noise in this town.
Every weekend all I hear is train whistles blowing from the trains coming down from Lake Erie toward Pittsburgh. Rural Metro Ambulance runs through this town blasting sirens loud enough to wake the dead.
Churches ring their bells starting at 6 a.m. and go until midnight. I was taught that Sunday was a day of peace and quiet. Not this town.
WILLIAM E. REEDS
Youngstown