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Atchison County discusses adding Grasshopper Township area to rural fire district as township pays $1,000 annual support
Summary
Atchison County commissioners on March 27 discussed portions of Grasshopper Township that receive fire response but are not included in any local fire taxing district, and a recurring $1,000-per-department payment the township currently sends.
Atchison County commissioners on March 27 discussed portions of Grasshopper Township that receive fire response but are not included in any local fire taxing district, and a recurring $1,000-per-department payment the township currently sends.
John Edson, president of the Edson County Rural Fire District No. 2, told commissioners that Grasshopper Township sends the district $1,000 “every year for coverage of part of Grasshopper Township,” and that the portion his department covers is roughly “2 miles north and south and … 8 miles east and west.” He said the payment has not changed since he joined the department…
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