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Snyte Valley Fire Protection District outlines upcoming levy question, cites staffing and call-volume pressures
Summary
Snyte Valley Fire Protection District Chief Barnett presented a community overview of a proposed operating levy increase that would restore the district's operating levy toward a previously approved 2018 level to address rising costs, staffing pressures and increasing call volumes.
Chief Barnett of the Snyte Valley Fire Protection District told the Oak Grove Board of Alderwomen on March 18 that the district will ask voters in April to restore part of an operating levy that has declined through state rollback rules.
The district seeks a 16¢ increase to return the levy to the dollar-two ($1.02) rate voters approved in February 2018 after rollbacks reduced the current operating levy to about 86¢. Barnett said the requested increase would be phased to restore the district to that earlier approved level and would not raise the levy above the originally approved rate.
Why it matters: The chief said the district’s…
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