Senator at Large Reports Continued from Page 10 state tour with several DoH officials to find, commission and purchase and ambulance boat. I hope this is just melee, as that would cost a lot of money, and our local experts and stakeholders have already selected the boat and the equip- ment that would do the job. The Committee on Health Hospitals and Human Services may have to subpoena the DoH officials on this issue, to determine what is being done with the money appropriated for the ambulance boat. Is There a Helicopter in Our Future? I asked Administrator Wallace to develop a proposal for helicopter transportation between St. John, St. Thomas, St. Croix, and Puerto Rico. It only takes five minutes to fly from our clinic to the RLS hospital, and twenty minutes to fly to the cardiac center on St. Croix. Officials from the hospitals on all three islands have been contacted and have agreed to work on this with Mr. Wallace. It will require some out-of-the-box thinking, but it is techni- cally possible. If our hospital team can come up with a plan that makes economic sense, I will champion the funding by the legislature in 2010. Is the Ferry Fare Fair? On the evening of October 28, the Committee on Appro- priations and Budget met on St. John to hear testimony on bill 28-0101. This bill will set the adult ferry fare between Red Hook and Cruz Bay at $2 ($1 for children and seniors), and provide a subsidy sufficient to guarantee that the ferry companies cover their expenses and make a fair profit. It will require that the ferry companies produce audited financial statements, from which the PSC will be able to determine the amount of the subsidy. The legislature is will- ing to appropriate the required subsidy, and I thank all of my colleagues for understanding the importance of low cost, re- liable inter-island transportation. Note: the PSC met on a long-standing fare increase re- quest and boosted the fare to $6. This $12 round trip is too high and impedes the ability to travel for many. Please call my office at 693-8061 or email to senator@barshinger. net to voice your support for a $2 fare. Property Tax I was honored to be the guest speaker at the Annual Meet- ing of the St. John Board of Realtors on October 23. Proper- ty tax was an area of concern, and we had a dialog on ways to solve it. I learned some things that will help fine tune my St. John Tradewinds, November 9-15, 2009 17 bill 28-0078 in order to resolve the property tax crisis. Senator Attacked But Keeps Focused on Issues The president of the Unity Day group attacked me in the October 26 issue of Tradewinds. There was nothing of sub- stance in it. If I did respond point by point, it would shift the focus away from the solution we seek. Clearly she is positioning herself to run for senator at large in 2010. I will remain focused on solving the problems. I cannot and will not attack in return for the simple reason that the Unity Day group’s lawsuit is a vital part of the solution. I have steered many people to the UDG. At the time I did not foresee that it might be comman- deered for a political purpose. I must reiterate the cautions from my last Senator at Large Report — support the UDG with your efforts and money, but assure yourself that it is properly managed and directed toward a resolution. During campaign season, let the candidates compete for the favor of your vote. In the meantime, let us work together toward our common goal of resolving the property tax cri- sis. Thank you for the honor of serving as your Senator at Large, and the opportunity to report to you. Please call our St. John Office at 693-8061 or email at senator@barshinger. net if we may be of service. American Legion Post #131 CO-ED FLAG FOOTBALL SCORES AND STANDINGS Patriots 32 Raiders 30 This was a high-scoring beauty of a game but it looked like the Raiders might be taken out early. The duo of Anthony Angol and Kwazi Brown for the Patriots accounted for all the first half scor- ing. Angol was on his game with four first-half scoring passes. At the half it was 26-0 Patriots The second half showed an entirely different Raiders team as they roared back with 30 unanswered points and a very deter- mined defense to take the lead 30-26 with six minutes left to play. Shakeem Meade was brilliant at quarterback in the comeback as he tossed four TDs, three to Mishawn Wilkinson. The Patriots came back with another late scoring drive as An- gol pitched another TD to De’Quan Cline to go ahead at the six minute mark. With time running out, the Raiders made one last desperate scoring drive which was cut short deep in Patriots terri- tory as time ran out. Broncos 34 Packers 0 It was not the Packers’ night as the Broncos put together a scor- ing machine and was stingy on defense. Tommy Gibney tried to put together some plays for the Packers but the Broncos wouldn’t allow him to get untracked. Broncos quarterback Jay Williams was right on target as he kept drives alive with accurate passes and played well on defense. Williams threw five TD passes to Addison Rogers, Colin Brago and RJ Mathurin. Standings As of October 30 Team W LPF PA Broncos (Red) 5 1 140 39 Raiders (Black) 168 89 Patriots (Blue) 123 153 Packers (Green) 67 217 4 2 2 4 2 4 Next games: November 6 Patriots vs. Packers at 6 p.m.; Raid- ers vs. Broncos at 7 p.m. St. John Police Report Friday, October 30 2:35 p.m. - A citizen c/request- ing police assistance with a ve- hicle. Police assistance. 3:48 p.m. - An Estate Contant resident c/r an auto accident in Es- tate Bethany. Auto accident. 3:53 p.m. - An Estate Zooten- vaal resident c/r a larceny. Grand larceny. 5:14 p.m. - An Estate Susan- aberg resident c/r that someone damaged his vehicle. Damage to a vehicle. Saturday, October 31 No time given - A citizen c/r that a vehicle went over the em- bankment in the area of Estate Pastory. Auto accident. 8:32 p.m. - Central Dispatch c/r a disturbance of the peace in Estate Adrian. 9: pm. - ADT e/r an alarm sounding at Domino Gas Station in Coral Bay. Activated alarm. Sunday, November 1 4:02 a.m. - Central Dispatch c/ requesting police assistance at the Westin Resort and Villas. Police assistance. 8:03 a.m. - Badge #130 p/ at Ju- rgen Command with one Lincoln Jarris of Estate Enighed under ar- rest and charged with aggravated assault and battery, D.V. Bail was set at $1,000 and he was trans- ported to the Bureau of Correc- tions on St. Thomas. Aggravated assault and battery. 2:26 p.m. - Central Dispatch c/r that someone r/ a damaged ve- hicle. Vehicle tampering. 2:35 p.m. - A St. Thomas resi- dent c/r that someone planted some marijuana trees on her prop- erty in the area of Estate Pastory. Confiscated marijuana. 4:18 p.m. - An Estate Power Boyd resident c/ via Central Dis- patch to 1/ that someone threw rocks at her. Loud noise. No time given - An Estate Con- cordia employee c/r that a guest was robbed. Burglary in the third. Tuesday, November 3 7:20 a.m. - A Gift Hill resident p/r that he was struck by another male. Simple assault. 11:30 a.m. - A St. Thomas resi- dent p/r that someone removed items from his vehicle. Grand lar- ceny. 12:05 p.m. - A visitor p/r that his rental vehicle was parked in the area of Anaberg and items were removed and the back glass was broken. Grand larceny. 12:30 p.m. - A St. Thomas resi- dent p/r that she is being harassed by her ex-boyfriend. 5:25 p.m. - The owner of Love City Mini Mart p/r a break-in. Burglary in the third. 7:40 p.m. - An Estate Chocolate Hole resident r/ being threatened with bodily harm. Disturbance of the peace, threats. 9:00 p.m. - An Estate Contant resident r/ a disturbance. Distur- bance of the peace, threats. 11:10 p.m. - An employee at the Westin Resort and Villas r/ a possible attempted suicide at the resort. Possible attempted sui- cide. Wednesday, November 4 12:51 p.m. - Central Dispatch c/r an auto accident in the area of Pine Peace. Auto accident. Thursday, November 5 11:05 a.m. - A Superior Court employee p/r that someone caused damage to his vehicle. Accidental damage. 11:15 a.m. - An Estate Enighed resident p/r he lost his personal documents. Lost documents. 6:37 p.m. - An Estate Hard La- bor resident r/ he was physically assaulted in the area of Calabash Boom. Assault in the third. 7:00 p.m. - A citizen r/ that two males held him up in the Cruz Bay public bathroom and took his wal- let. Robbery in the third. 8:33 p.m. - Acitizen r/ a distur- bance in the area of Pine Peace. Police assistance. 9:35 p.m. - An Estate Power Boyd resident r/ that her neigh- bors are smoking and making noise. Police assistance. 11:06 p.m. - A citizen r/ a fire in the area of Pine Peace. House fire. Friday, November 6 1:08 a.m. - A citizen r/ having a disturbance with his brother in the area of Estate Contant. Distur- bance of the peace, D.V.