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Perrysburg committee weighs billing for auto-accidents and vehicle fires after neighboring township practice
Summary
Committee members discussed whether Perrysburg should bill for fire responses to vehicle crashes and vehicle fires after learning Perrysburg Township bills for such responses; estimates presented suggested roughly $77,000'$78,000 in annual revenue if implemented, but officials raised practical and legal hurdles.
Perrysburg's safety committee discussed a proposal to explore billing private motorists for certain fire-department responses after a Blade article reported Perrysburg Township's practice of billing for auto-accidents and vehicle fires.
Chief Bryce presented the committee with research about the township policy, saying township staff collect vehicle and occupant details on scene and sometimes bill residents and nonresidents; the township expects to treat resident bills more leniently. "They bill both their residents and non residents," Chief Bryce said in the meeting.
The discussion covered two central points: revenue potential and program logistics. Chief Bryce provided a rough revenue estimate…
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