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New West Metro Fire Rescue chief tells commissioners rising costs threaten district financial sustainability
Summary
West Metro Fire Rescue’s newly sworn Chief Jeremy Metz told Jefferson County commissioners on Oct. 14 that rising equipment costs, longer vehicle lead times and state legislative changes affecting property tax collections have created financial pressure and prompted district consideration of impact fees, sales tax or other revenue measures.
Jeremy Metz, the newly sworn fire chief of West Metro Fire Rescue, told the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 14 that the district faces rising costs for apparatus and lifesaving equipment and that recent state legislative changes have complicated property‑tax revenue collection for special districts.
Metz said West Metro operates over…
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