Mayor’s Office
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Mayor’s Report Mayor David E. AndersonAs I usually do about this time of year, I thought I’d share a few interesting facts regarding Police, Fire and the Building Departments. In 2009, our Fire Department responded to 4,511 calls for emergency services, including Structure Fires, EMS/Rescue, Hazardous Conditions, and Hazardous materials. This equates to a 3% reduction in emergency calls for 2009. The reduction is attributed to increased Fire Prevention Activity coupled with an upgraded Dispatch Center, thus resulting in fewer false alarms. Additionally the Fire Prevention Office conducted 1,859 tests and inspections. The FD also is extremely active in public education and civic activities including Fire and Life Safety classes for schools and businesses, CPR/AED (defibrillators), First Aid and child safety seat inspections. Last year 3,910 individuals participated in these programs. While we all know that construction projects have diminished due to the present economy, you might be surprised to learn what a busy year our Building Department had. We issued 1,552 Building Permits in 2009. These include 69 new single-family dwellings, 79 residential additions and 392 residential alterations. Commercial Permits were issued for only two new buildings but 93 additions and alterations were started last year. The total construction value of all projects was just above $30 million dollars and our Building Inspectors performed 3,557 inspections. Last year our Police Department responded to 28,370 calls for service. They responded to 1,468 alarms, helped 1,398 people who locked their keys in the car, investigated 429 animal complaints, and made 2,829 traffic arrests (tickets). The PD also made 2,072 other arrests including 190 for disorderly conduct, 184 for intoxication and 244 for drugs. Of the most serious crimes they made 0 arrest(s) for Aggravated Murder, 0 for Kidnapping/Child Stealing, 1 for robbery, 28 for breaking and entering and 49 for Assault. As you can see, it was another very busy year for our Safety Forces. I can also tell you that our safety officials are among the very best trained and best educated in the business. I’m proud to be associated with them and very proud of the excellent job they do to keep us all safe and secure. Have a great month. | |||||||||||||
