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UFSA and Unified Fire present phase-2 tax increase to Brighton council, citing inflation and staffing needs
Summary
UFSA and Unified Fire Authority officials told Brighton council that rising costs, wage pressure and capital needs justify a phased tax increase; presenters estimated the total effect at about $93 per average home annually and urged residents to attend a Dec. 10 public hearing.
Representatives of the Unified Fire Service Area (UFSA) and Unified Fire Authority told the Brighton Town Council that continuing inflation, wage pressures and capital-replacement costs require a second phase of a previously discussed tax increase.
Rachel Anderson, UFSA district administrator and legal counsel, summarized the proposal and said the packet shows how the district plans to use the revenue. Chief Burchett (Unified Fire Authority) and Tony Hill (UFSA chief financial officer) gave updated figures: the…
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