Proposal to privatize fire rescue, EMS services in Indiantown April 17, 2021 at 8:16 PM EDT - Updated April 17 at 10:25 PM
Residents of Indiantown had a chance to voice their concerns and further discuss a village proposal that would break ties with Martin county fire and rescue. The event took place Saturday afternoon at Post Family Park. It was put on by Martin County Commissioner Harold Jenkins & Councilwoman Susan Gibbs Thomas.
The idea of privatizing fire rescue and ems services came from a paid consultant as the village is trying to find cost saving options.
According to Village Manager Howard Brown, it costs the village around $5.5 million each year to use county fire rescue services. He believes a private company can do it for less money. The proposal would have the village operate its own fire department with a mix of paid and volunteer firefighters and use a private ambulance provider to respond to medical emergencies with paramedics.
Leaders of the Village of Indiantown are considering breaking their partnership with Martin County Fire Rescue and privatizing fire rescue and EMS services.
By Mike Johnson on 2021-02-16 08:10:00
Comedy Central will debut a new documentary on comedian Patrice O Neal
Killing Is Easy this Friday at 10 PM EST.
O Neal passed away in November 2011 at the age of 41 due to complications of a stroke suffered the previous month.
O Neal had a short run on WWE Creative in 2000 after being offered a position based on his standup act. He went on the road for WWE for a week and often joked about his short run during appearances on the Opie & Anthony radio show. O Neall once told the story of blowing off a meeting (and an offered contract) to do standup, which made Stephanie McMahon so angry she called and fired him, and then called back several times to fire him again and again because he was shrugging it off as a comedian who was used to jumping from gig to gig.
Music Business Worldwide
January 28, 2021
Primary Wave Music has acquired legendary recording company Sun Records.
Described by Primary Wave as a “multi-million deal”, the transaction encompasses master recordings for legendary artists including Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, The Dixie Cups, and more.
The buyout also includes all of the music publishing owned by Sun, as well as the iconic Sun Records logo and all other trademarks owned by Sun, including that of Nashville’s Sun Diner.
John Singleton, President of Sun Records, will remain at the label, and Primary Wave says he will now have additional resources provided by the company under the terms of the deal.
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