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LaBelle fire chief asks Hendry County for 'do not exceed' West Fire MSBU rate starting at Plan 3

3754659 · June 10, 2025
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LaBelle Fire Chief Brent Stevens asked the Hendry County commission to set a 'do not exceed' rate for the West Fire municipal service benefit unit (MSBU), proposing a starting point at Plan 3 with flexibility to lower it toward Plan 2, while commissioners reviewed a consultant’s community risk assessment.

Chief Brent Stevens of the LaBelle Fire Department asked the Hendry County Board of County Commissioners on June 10 to set a “do not exceed” rate for the West Fire MSBU, recommending the board start at Plan 3 and work toward a rate between Plan 2 and Plan 3 in coordination with the city.

“We are here to request today that the board make a do not exceed value. And we would request that it start at plan 3 with possibly a reduction down to plan 2 or somewhere in between,” Stevens said, referencing a financial analysis by Finch and…

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