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Sanford commission agrees in principle to begin adoption process for proposed fire assessment
Summary
Consultant and staff outlined a proposed fire assessment to raise roughly $2.13 million for capital needs; commissioners agreed to move the adoption process forward and directed staff to set hearings and required public notices.
The Sanford City Commission on June 9 directed staff to begin the formal adoption process for a proposed fire assessment intended to fund annual capital needs for the fire department.
Michael Burton of Raftelis presented a draft assessment model that estimates approximately $2.13 million in annual revenue would be needed to cover average capital requirements over the next five years. Burton said the model converts structure value to an equivalent billing unit (EBU) of $5,000 in structure value; in the draft, an average single-family home would be assessed…
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