Committee reviews funding options for long-term VFD support, notes constraints

Aug 13, 2026

Members discussed possible revenue streams — TV pilot funds, beer tax and incorporated-area allocations — which were estimated at about $2.5 million, and noted legal limits on the hotel occupancy tax and earmarks for tourism.

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Committee members reviewed possible revenue sources to support a permanent countywide funding model. A staff participant said the two funds the committee has identified (TV pilot funds and beer-tax/incorporated-area allocations) together total “about two and a half million,” a figure members described as a plausible base for the long-term plan.

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