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Fire chief urges state bed-tax change to fund Hocking County emergency services
Summary
Louisville Fire Chief Bush Aliphine told Hocking County commissioners that growing tourism has increased emergency runs and that a state operating-budget amendment to add a percentage to county bed taxes is being pursued to fund fire, EMS and the sheriff's office.
Louisville Fire Chief Bush Aliphine told the Hocking County Board of Commissioners on March 6 that rising tourism has increased calls for emergency services and that supporters are pursuing a state operating‑budget amendment to add a percentage to the county bed tax to fund public safety.
Aliphine said the county collected about $3,086,000 in lodging (bed) tax in 2024, up from $2,675,000 in 2022, a roughly $410,000 increase. He said the increase in overnight visitors has driven more out‑of‑area emergency runs: "We finished 393 runs [in 2024]. . . . You go…
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