Here's a labor grievance from 1979 that dates the practice (for Deputy Chiefs) of parking their POVs inside firehouses at least back to 1969.

The Union lost that time, but was seeking in part of the grievance to expand the practice to allow any member and not just Deputies to park inside.

http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/csblr/decisions-pd…

Not uncommon practice in Hartford from what I understand, particularly when you have a house that was built for multiple companies and now only houses a single. Off going shift pulls out, incoming shift pulls in.

Otherwise your car is put up on blocks and stripped.

Inside or out of the firehouse shouldn't matter. It's either city property or not, the fact that there is a roof over it shouldn't impact the decision making.

> Just how blindingly stupid can some people get?

It's Hartford. Never underestimate the ability of that city's politicians to amaze you with profound dysfunction.

The Mayor was arrested in January on bribery charges (pretty solid evidence…a city contract renovated his house and never billed for the work…until two years later they heard there was an investigation and invoices and checks started to be written).

He was arrested again in September on extortion charges.

Trial to start soon…

Here's a labor grievance from 1979 that dates the practice (for Deputy Chiefs) of parking their POVs inside firehouses at least back to 1969.

The Union lost that time, but was seeking in part of the grievance to expand the practice to allow any member and not just Deputies to park inside.

http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/csblr/decisions-pd…

Not uncommon practice in Hartford from what I understand, particularly when you have a house that was built for multiple companies and now only houses a single. Off going shift pulls out, incoming shift pulls in.

Otherwise your car is put up on blocks and stripped.

Inside or out of the firehouse shouldn't matter. It's either city property or not, the fact that there is a roof over it shouldn't impact the decision making.

> Just how blindingly stupid can some people get?

It's Hartford. Never underestimate the ability of that city's politicians to amaze you with profound dysfunction.

The Mayor was arrested in January on bribery charges (pretty solid evidence…a city contract renovated his house and never billed for the work…until two years later they heard there was an investigation and invoices and checks started to be written).

He was arrested again in September on extortion charges.

Trial to start soon…

Here's a labor grievance from 1979 that dates the practice (for Deputy Chiefs) of parking their POVs inside firehouses at least back to 1969.

The Union lost that time, but was seeking in part of the grievance to expand the practice to allow any member and not just Deputies to park inside.

http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/csblr/decisions-pd…

Not uncommon practice in Hartford from what I understand, particularly when you have a house that was built for multiple companies and now only houses a single. Off going shift pulls out, incoming shift pulls in.

Otherwise your car is put up on blocks and stripped.

Inside or out of the firehouse shouldn't matter. It's either city property or not, the fact that there is a roof over it shouldn't impact the decision making.

> Just how blindingly stupid can some people get?

It's Hartford. Never underestimate the ability of that city's politicians to amaze you with profound dysfunction.

The Mayor was arrested in January on bribery charges (pretty solid evidence…a city contract renovated his house and never billed for the work…until two years later they heard there was an investigation and invoices and checks started to be written).

He was arrested again in September on extortion charges.

Trial to start soon…

Didn't make sense to me, but I suppose that's why I'm not a lawyer.

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If they said he can't park outside the firehouse, that's one thing but parking a vehicle inside a firehouse festooned with any type of political sentiments may be the issue here.

-N