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Commissioners briefed on updated fee-in-lieu option for fire-district inclusion zones
Summary
County attorney presented an update to an existing resolution that clarifies options for properties in unserved areas to join fire districts or pay a one-time fee-in-lieu; the update only adjusts the fee for inflation and staff recommended approval, but commissioners did not vote during the session.
Elbert County Attorney told commissioners the county’s existing inclusion process for properties outside established fire-district service areas now includes an updated fee-in-lieu that reflects inflation since the rule was last adjusted.
The policy provides two pathways for property owners in so-called noninclusion zones: property owners may either petition to join the adjacent fire district and pay the associated mill levy or, for certain…
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