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Blueprint board asks staff to study using surtax funds to supplement funding for Fire Stations 15 and 17
Summary
The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency voted to direct staff to bring back an agenda item analyzing whether surplus or future surtax revenue could be used to help finance proposed fire stations 15 and 17; the motion passed on a weighted vote amid split views about whether Blueprint funds are an appropriate source.
The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency on Sept. 30 voted to have staff return with an analysis of whether the agency could supplement funding for proposed Fire Stations 15 (Lake Bradford area) and 17. Commissioner Corey Caban moved the item and Commissioner Lance Matlow seconded the motion; it carried on a weighted roll call vote. The motion asks staff to examine options, including whether excess surtax revenue or newly available bonds could be applied to those station projects.
Supporters said the analysis could help resolve a multi-year impasse between the city and county over fire services funding…
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