River Heights Council examines county fire-district voucher proposal as possible exit option
Mayor Blake Wright briefed the council on a county proposal to voucher back a portion of fire-district taxes to contracting cities and urged caution; councilmembers pressed for details on how voucher funds would be distributed and whether reserves could be spent only on fire/EMS.
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Mayor Blake Wright told the River Heights City Council on April 21 that Cache County Executive Danes has floated a voucher program to resolve a perceived double-taxation issue for cities that contract for fire and EMS services. Wright said the county would collect a county-wide fire tax (a per-property amount cited as $74.52 in the executive’s figures) and then return a voucher to contracting cities intended to offset what those cities now pay separately for contracted fire protection.
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