Fairview Fire District
19 Rosernont Boulevard
White Plains, NY 10602-1680
(914) 949-2828
Website: www.fairviewfire.org
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/FairviewFire
Thursday, 27 March 2014
Statement by the Board of Fire Commissioners
A recent news report has noted a wholly inappropriate and embarrassing utterance by Chief Anthony LoGiudice which is completely unrelated to a meritless lawsuit presently being defended by the Fairview Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners and Chief LoGindice. The words do not reflect Chief LoGiudice's true feelings. The words were spoken in an angry moment when Supervisor Feiner and the Chief were at odds over political issues related to Supervisor Feiner's efforts to consolidate local fire districts with the Fairview Fire District. For reasons publicly outlined by Chief LoGiudice and earlier by the late Chief Mauro, Chief LoGiudice has very strong feelings of disagreement with Supervisor Feiner. Rather than eloquently address these disagreements, Chief LoGiudice inappropriately used words which do not - and never did -reflect his true beliefs of compassion and respect for people of all religions.
As to the lawsuit, we believe it is fair to note that this board and the Fairview Fire District have a long history and tradition of diversity in our hiring and other employment practices. Age discrimination was not in any way the cause of our decision to hire persons other than David Hecht. The Fairview Board has always hired irrespective of age and in fact, firefighters employed by the fire district over the last seven years have ranged in age from 19 to 44 at the time of hire. We were and are fortunate to have had several better candidates. Mr. Hecht may wage his lawsuit as he and his lawyer see fit; we, however, will not succumb to reportage since it is in court that these claims must be adjudicated. We are confident that a fair adjudication will prove Mr. Hecht's claims to be without basis in law or in fact. The Board will not publicize the reasoning behind its decision to hire other candidates, as there is an obligation to protect the privacy of all concerned as well as the integrity ofthe case.
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ReplyDeleteWhat are the salaries and pensions paid by the Fairview Fire District?
ReplyDeleteABG is a joke. There was nothing in the deleted posts except the truth - that Feiner is the only one willing to take on the bullies and the discriminators in the Fairview Fire Dept. Shame on ABG and Tom Bock - sad that you should stoop to this level and defend this outrageous conduct by LoGuidice.
ReplyDeleteThe Fairview Fire District for reasons of fiscal mismanagement and undemocratic practices needs to be put into state receivership and investigated for the mismanagement of tax payer funds as well as its stinewalling and failure to address pertinent questions and requests for information as reqested by a citizen's panel investigating its profligate ways, which continually result in some of the highest fire district tax levies in NY State.
ReplyDeleteReceivership? Penitentiary is more like it. Can you spell RICO?
DeleteIf that is how you feel what about Mr. Feiner lying under oath and costing the taxpayers a 6.5 million dollar lawsuit settlement. He is making such an issue out of this to deflect off of himself. He is the one that needs to go along with most of his minions.
ReplyDeleteIn some cultures a disgraced and dishonorable person commits suicide. In ours, they give themselves a raise on top of their already inflated salaries.
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