Fog Blog Ridiculog: S.J. Proposing Fees For Emerg. Services For Non Residents:

I KNOW ITS BEEN A BATTLE FOR YEARS BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN AND ITS SATELLITE TOWNS FOR THEM TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE . THE BIG ISSUE IS MANY RESIDENTS IN SAY......GRAND BAY - WESTFIELD , ROTHESAY ETC.......HAS MANY COMMUTERS THAT WORK IN TOWN. THERE HAVE BEEN PROPOSALS UP AND DOWN THE BOARD , ONE I THINK IS ABSURD IS HAVING THOSE COMMUTERS TO PAY A TOLL TO ENTER SAINT JOHN , GOING TO AND FROM WORK HERE!!!.......THE RECENT PROPOSAL IS HAVING NON RESIDENTS OR COMMUTERS THAT WORK IN THE CITY PAY A FEE IF THEY SAY NEED AN AMBULANCE SHOW UP IN AN EMERGENCY. SEEING AS THE RESIDENT IS FROM ROTHESAY BUT WORKS IN SAINT JOHN.....THIS WOULD ENSURE THEY PAY THERE FAIR SHARE . THE AMBULANCE WOULD BE FREE BUT HAVING IT DISPATCHED BY THE CITY AND THOSE BEING NON RESIDENTS......THIS IS THE WAY THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN WOULD RECOUP LOSSES FROM HAVING TO AID THESE NON RESIDENTS. IT THINK THE CITY AND SATELLITE OR BEDROOM COMMUNITIES SHOULD PUT THEIR HEADS TOGETHER FOR A GOOD SOLUTION FOR ALL, THIS PROPOSAL IS RIDICULOUS AND THAT IS WHY IT BELONGS ON THIS WEEK'S RIDICULOG!!!