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Ross council certifies Friends of the Ross Firehouse petition and orders special election; citizens form advisory committee
Summary
Council certified the Friends of the Ross Firehouse petition as sufficient and, after debate on timing and cost, voted 3–2 to order a special election consolidated with the county. Citizens announced a separate seven‑member advisory committee; staff proposed a town ad hoc committee to evaluate fiscal, technical and service impacts.
The Ross Town Council on Feb. 14 certified that the Friends of the Ross Firehouse initiative petition met procedural requirements and ordered the measure to a special election consolidated with the county.
Town Manager Krista Johnson summarized the petition process and said county staff verified 296 valid signatures, above the 173 required. The town clerk then certified the petition as sufficient to qualify as an initiative for the ballot. Johnson summarized the initiative’s key provisions, saying it would amend the municipal code to “require the town maintain an operational fire station within town limits and prioritize rehabilitation or reconstruction of the existing fire station site,” and it…
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