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Consolidated Fire District No. 1 approves 2026 budget; commission authorizes half-mill increase to support Station 151 staffing
Summary
The commission approved a resolution to levy above the revenue-neutral rate for Consolidated Fire District No. 1 and adopted the districts 2026 budget. Staff said the levy increase would fund two additional full-time positions at Station 151; the district covers about 5,500 parcels and roughly 13,000 residents.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 27 approved a levy exceeding the revenue-neutral rate for Consolidated Fire District No. 1 and adopted the districts 2026 budget.
Finance staff described the district area as containing about 5,500 parcels and roughly 13,000 residents. Staff told commissioners the prepared budget had been calculated from an assumed levy of 6 mills to provide approximately $1.9 million in tax support for district operations; the commission earlier had discussed a 5.5-mill levy and chose to add a half mill to fund additional operations.
Brooke Sauer, finance manager, told the commission the half-mill increase would…
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