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Clinton council backs request to ask county to raise rural fire tax from 8¢ to 10¢
Summary
Council voted to send a resolution and proposed fire department budget to the county requesting an increase in the Clinton Fire Tax District rate to fund equipment, turnout gear and operating costs; council emphasized only county commissioners can set the final rate.
The Clinton City Council voted unanimously to send a resolution and the fire department's proposed budget to the county, requesting that the Sampson County Board of Commissioners approve an increase in the rural fire tax rate from 8 cents to 10 cents per $100 of assessed value.
At a public hearing required by the county's process for fire tax districts, the city’s fire chief told council, "we would be…
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