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Monroe County commissioners approve ordinance to add Bean Blossom Township to fire protection district
Summary
After a public hearing, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved Ordinance 2025-51 to add Bean Blossom Township to the Monroe Fire Protection District; the measure passed 3-0 following public opposition and staff explanations about statutory timing and trustee changes.
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 to approve Ordinance 2025-51, adding Bean Blossom Township to the Monroe Fire Protection District. The board moved and seconded the measure after a brief public hearing and discussion of statutory timing and governance changes.
County staff said the expansion must be completed by the end of the year for the change to take effect in 2027. "In order for this to be effective, we have to have it done by the end of the year," Mr. Cockrell told the commissioners, citing guidance he had sought from the Department of Local Government Finance.
The ordinance will add Bean Blossom Township to the…
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