tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post5333083052363992669..comments2024-03-28T14:25:30.726-05:00Comments on The Fairhope Times : Police Funeral Escort Policy to Change Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-9691329272384100542013-03-08T07:52:47.006-06:002013-03-08T07:52:47.006-06:00Gary Wolfe is doing his happy dance today. What a ...Gary Wolfe is doing his happy dance today. What a crock! It was never about honor and respect but who should pay the bill! I hope every NON-PROFIT organization now petitions the city to waive their fee for police escorts! Shame on the council! Shame!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-88756133594283772442013-03-03T20:04:09.397-06:002013-03-03T20:04:09.397-06:00Fairhope is a joke, and trust me, everyone is laug...Fairhope is a joke, and trust me, everyone is laughing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-64830865449613931242013-03-03T18:09:51.785-06:002013-03-03T18:09:51.785-06:00Kant, Nix, th funeral home clan run this town,,,,,...Kant, Nix, th funeral home clan run this town,,,,,but the flowers are preeeeeeeeeeeety,,,,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-77695080807196795702013-03-03T16:22:39.530-06:002013-03-03T16:22:39.530-06:00What about non Fairhope residents who have their f...What about non Fairhope residents who have their funerals at churches here. Daphne, Silverhill, county residents. Will Fairhope police give them final salutes too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-7348527045484846322013-03-03T16:20:39.269-06:002013-03-03T16:20:39.269-06:00"The boys are back in town, the boys are back..."The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town"...Maybe provide for the "citizens" but the funeral home covers burials over a much farther reach than the city limits of Fairhope. I guess even death is now a taxpayer funded "entitlement"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-65003851574984751332013-03-03T12:53:43.066-06:002013-03-03T12:53:43.066-06:00Its not a big deal. Go ahead and do it. It would l...Its not a big deal. Go ahead and do it. It would look better if there was more than one funeral home in town though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-35237658442111713032013-03-03T07:01:46.963-06:002013-03-03T07:01:46.963-06:00I don't think Wolfe should charge the families...I don't think Wolfe should charge the families for escorts when he will be getting them free again. also just because the Nix regime is back in charge, certain people should not be given a free rideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-6672007272558170342013-03-02T21:23:20.006-06:002013-03-02T21:23:20.006-06:00"Mobile and Baldwin County constables have be..."Mobile and Baldwin County constables have been hired by the funeral home to provided the escorts for the past 3 years."<br /><br />If you check this further, you will find that the FAMILIES were billed for the escorts the majority of the time. So, no, the funeral home did not actually pay for the escort, but rather each family did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-14791942917867680932013-03-02T19:40:20.978-06:002013-03-02T19:40:20.978-06:00This is total B.S. and amounts to a tax payor subs...This is total B.S. and amounts to a tax payor subsidy of a private business. I'd love to have a cop collect bills for me or provide security when I go into high crime areas. Where is MY private police officer for MY business?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-83335197487197513122013-03-02T19:14:37.124-06:002013-03-02T19:14:37.124-06:00The "Good Ole Boys" are back in town.The "Good Ole Boys" are back in town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-86937109200676215882013-03-02T16:48:00.967-06:002013-03-02T16:48:00.967-06:00The funeral home should reimburse the city from th...The funeral home should reimburse the city from their hefty profit margin. The CITY should NOT pay for this. Ugh. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-26436818543531223382013-03-02T08:38:04.523-06:002013-03-02T08:38:04.523-06:00Pay back time to the funeral home director. This i...Pay back time to the funeral home director. This is the guy that was behind all of the hate signs posted around Fairhope during the election. The same guy that has ties to kant and the previous Mayor. The previous mayor was one of the owners of the funeral home. Same place where the mayor and the Mayor's new council meet to plan out there good old boy plan before the election. Payback time.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-85123298019852548262013-03-01T21:58:59.776-06:002013-03-01T21:58:59.776-06:00In his interview, Chief Pettis stated he needed mo...In his interview, Chief Pettis stated he needed more police officers per shift to adequately cover regular policing duties. Funeral escorts do not fall in this category. Just watch he will be paying overtime to officers for escort duty. The funeral home should reimburse the cost. Oh, but wait, that would decrease the profit margin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com