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Uvalde County court agrees to put proposed Emergency Services District No. 3 on ballot
Summary
After a public hearing, Uvalde County commissioners voted to grant a petition to create Emergency Services District No. 3 and call an election; proponents said the ESD would pool funding for aging equipment, training and seasonal staffing while opponents warned of added property-tax burden.
Uvalde County commissioners voted to grant a petition to create Emergency Services District No. 3 and call an election after a public hearing and presentations from local volunteer fire departments.
A representative for the Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department told the court the volunteer departments of Uvalde, Reagan Wells, Kanipa and Sabinal had jointly petitioned to form an ESD to pool resources. "The max the the tax would be at a maximum 10¢ per hundred dollar valuation on property taxes," the representative said,…
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