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Ferguson supervisors authorize public hearing on special fire protection tax after debate over hydrant fee surplus
Summary
The Ferguson Township Board voted to advertise a public hearing on a proposed special fire protection tax intended to replace the existing hydrant assessment. Board members and residents debated whether the roughly $192,515 in hydrant fees should be returned to parcel payers or used as an offset to the new tax.
Ferguson Township’s Board of Supervisors voted to authorize legal advertisement of a public hearing on a proposed special fire protection tax that would replace the township’s longstanding fire hydrant assessment.
The measure, presented by the township manager, would shift the fire hydrant assessment into a single dedicated fund labeled the special fire protection tax and apply the revenue to all fire protection expenditures, including the township’s contribution to the Center Region Council of Governments (COG) and payments to area volunteer fire companies. The manager told the board the change is an alternative tax structure designed to address growing public‑safety expenditures, noting that…
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