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Weston trustees continue debate over possible annual fire fee as 2026 budget is drafted
Summary
Trustees deferred adoption of ordinance language for a proposed annual fire fee while staff continued to balance the village's proposed 2026 budget and await a possible FEMA SAFER grant. A public speaker criticized the board for proposing the fee without parcel-level cost calculations.
WESTON, Wis.
The Village of Weston Board of Trustees continued discussion Sept. 22 about whether to implement an annual fire fee as staff presented a preliminary balanced 2026 budget and said they are awaiting a federal SAFER grant decision. No ordinance language was before the board and no vote was taken.
The fire fee matter is central to the board's attempt to balance next year's budget while preserving public safety services. Staff told trustees the village is budgeting as if it would hire at least three firefighters but said those hires could be covered by a SAFER grant if Weston receives one.
Staff told the board it had not yet produced draft ordinance language for a fire fee. "I did reach out to attorney Edie on a draft, and I I don't have one yet," a staff…
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