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Sumner County committee asks state to allow fire-tax referendum, directs health and emergency services to study implementation
Summary
The Sumner County Legislative Committee voted to ask the state legislature to allow a local fire-tax referendum and directed the county's Health & Emergency Services Committee to form a study subcommittee to develop options and implementation details.
The Sumner County Legislative Committee voted to ask the state legislature to allow the county to put a fire-tax referendum on a future ballot and directed the Health & Emergency Services Committee to form a study subcommittee to examine funding and operational options.
The action was introduced as a request that the state permit Sumner County to ask voters, in the unincorporated areas, whether they want to levy a tax to fund fire protection. Committee members said the vote at this meeting was an early procedural step and that state approval will be required before a local referendum can be placed on a ballot.
Why it matters: Committee members and residents who spoke during public comment said that volunteer fire…
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