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Margate sets $373 maximum fire-assessment cap, directs notices ahead of July public hearing
Summary
The City Commission voted 4-1 on May 21 to set the maximum allowable fire assessment at $373 per residential unit and to direct staff to prepare the assessment roll and mail required notices; the final rate will be set at a later public hearing.
The Margate City Commission voted 4-1 on May 21, 2025, to set the city's maximum allowable fire-assessment cap at $373 per residential unit and to direct staff to prepare the assessment roll and mail required notices to property owners. The motion sets a legal ceiling under the city's existing fire-assessment study but does not set the final rate, officials said.
Commissioners and members of the public debated the measure at length because it frames how the city can raise recurring revenue to cover projected increases in fire-department costs. City staff…
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