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Douglas County allocates $100,000 in PILT funding to six fire districts serving Pike National Forest
Summary
Douglas County staff reported distribution plans for a $100,000 payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILT) allocation that supplements volunteer fire districts that respond to incidents on Pike National Forest land inside the county; chiefs described planned purchases such as PPE, wildland gear, hose and water tanks.
Douglas County staff told commissioners on Feb. 18 that the county will distribute $100,000 in federal payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILT) funds among six local fire protection districts that respond to incidents within Pike National Forest.
Josh Lewis, a county staff member, presented the PILT program and said the funding is intended to support the six districts that respond to incidents within the portion of Pike National Forest inside Douglas County. Lewis said Pike National Forest manages about "40,000 acres of forest lands within the county" and that the county has provided supplemental funding to the local districts "beginning in 2002 and every year thereafter." He said the 2025 allocation totals $100,000 and that distribution is based on a cost-per-call figure of $662; the districts recorded 51 responses into the Pike…
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