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Germantown speakers, council press voters to back May 6 Fire/EMS levy amid $700,000 shortfall

3377595 · April 7, 2025
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Residents and council members urged support for a proposed 4-mill, 10-year Fire/EMS levy on the May 6 ballot, saying the department faces a roughly $700,000 gap that could require cuts to hours and personnel.

Steve Bader, a Germantown resident and member of the Fire/EMS levy committee, told the City Council on Monday that the May 6 ballot will include a proposed 4-mill, 10-year levy to stabilize Fire/EMS operations.

Bader said the department faces an approximately $700,000 shortfall. "The current budget for FireEMS is $1,300,000. Without a new levy, our current levies produce $660,000," he said, and added the committee had hired a consultant and planned outreach including 4-by-8 signs, weekly newspaper…

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