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New Franklin readies ballot strategy as 5.75-mill fire levy nears expiration amid state bill threat
Summary
City officials said the 5.75-mill primary fire levy that expires at the end of the year now generates about $2.3 million and that a new 5.75-mill levy tied to current valuations could yield roughly $3.3 million.
City officials told the council that the primary fire levy, currently 5.75 mills, expires at the end of the year and that a pending state bill may remove the city’s ability to place replacement levies on the ballot. The mayor said the levy now produces about $2.3 million annually and that a replacement levy tied to current appraised values would bring that to about $3.3 million — a difference the city says is needed to staff stations and cover rising costs.
“We will let the existing 5.75 mill levy expire and put on the ballot a new 5.75 mill levy,” the mayor told council, describing the approach council staff plan if the legislature…
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