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Ferguson supervisors move to repeal hydrant fee and draft dedicated fire protection tax
Summary
After public input and staff review, the board voted to direct staff to prepare an ordinance repealing narrowly applied fire-hydrant assessment provisions and to draft a township-wide special fire protection tax ordinance, with staff asked to propose offsets and options for credits back to previously assessed property owners.
Ferguson Township’s Board of Supervisors voted on October 20 to direct staff to prepare two ordinance drafts: one repealing the township’s current fire-hydrant assessment language (Chapter 7, Part 2, sections 202–204) and another creating a dedicated special fire protection tax to fund fire services.
The actions followed staff presentations and public comment that included a resident’s request for clarity on legal authority. Township staff told the board that public outreach — two input sessions and a survey of about 341 responses — showed many residents were unaware of the existing hydrant…
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