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Lugoff Fire Department seeks millage increase to avoid layoffs; council approves department budget request unanimously
Summary
Lugoff Fire Chief Chris Spitzer requested a 7.62-mill increase to raise roughly $400,000 to preserve staffing and maintain ISO rating; Council unanimously approved the department's proposed budget action.
Lugoff Fire Chief Chris Spitzer urged Kershaw County Council on Tuesday to approve a local millage increase for the volunteer-staffed department after detailing equipment losses, rising personnel costs and steadily increasing call volumes.
Spitzer told council the department has avoided a tax increase for more than a decade but is now out of reserve options: equipment costs have risen, personal protective equipment can be destroyed in a single structural fire, and health-insurance and retirement contributions are…
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