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Statesboro officials object to county plan to reallocate fire‑district funds; county set to terminate agreement July 1, 2025
Summary
City officials said the county proposed taking most of the $2.7 million the city receives for fire‑district coverage and increasing the pot to $3 million, leaving the city with 40% of the revenue; county commissioners voted in December to terminate the existing fire agreement effective July 1, 2025.
City of Statesboro officials told the Mayor and Council they are negotiating a high‑stakes change to fire‑district funding after a County proposal to reallocate revenue and alter automatic aid arrangements.
City staff reported that the county wants to take the roughly $2.7 million the city now receives for providing fire protection in the five‑mile district, increase the total to $3 million, and retain about 60% of the resulting fund while leaving the city with 40%. The city manager said the county’s proposal would transfer much of the funding to county fire operations and that county commissioners voted in…
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