| "We, the residents of Detroit and the Property Owners of Businesses in this community are | |
| highly disturbed and extremely disappointed with the decision to close Fire Station 51 | |
| (Ladder Co. #21/Engine Co. #51) on Livernois between Pickford and Curtis. | |
| We are in a HHF area, our community was one that was chosen by the City of Detroit | |
| given its strong neighborhood assoications and stability to revitalize neighborhoods. | |
| We have been told the City would be working with this community to make necessary | |
| improvements in an effort to sustain the community and the structures in our area. | |
| This is just one of the promises from the City. | |
| There have been several initiatives of the City centered around the strong housing stock | |
| in our area and the commercial district on Livernois that services this area. | |
| We have homes that would require a ladder truck if there were a fire and currently there | |
| is not one in our area. We have already lost several properties due to the fire station being closed. | |
| The nearest station was also closed and the response time from the next station was not | |
| enough to save the properties. Because of the quality of the properties these properties | |
| will not be able to be rebuilt and we cannot afford to continue losing these properties to fire. | |
| With that being said we do not understand why the City would choose to close the | |
| Fire Station that services this community then reopen as a tactical unit not a ladder unit? | |
| This is not acceptable. We will not remain silent. | |
| Our property taxes continue to rise and our services are continually being cut or marginalized. | |
| We are requesting the City of Detroit to reinstate this facility as an engine/ladder company | |
| to service our community." | |