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Shelton authorizes negotiations with Central Mason Fire on 2027 rate, signals annexation push
Summary
The city authorized the city manager to negotiate with Central Mason Fire & EMS over 2027 service rates and to explore annexation and ballot options after staff outlined potential levy impacts that could raise roughly $360,000 in year one and modeled $766,864 over six years under one scenario.
Shelton’s City Council on April 7 authorized the city manager to negotiate with Central Mason Fire & EMS for a “reasonable” 2027 fee-for-service rate and to pursue discussions about possible annexation of city territory into the fire district, City Manager Mark Ziggler told the council.
Ziggler said the current interlocal agreement requires Shelton to pay the same levy rate charged outside city limits, which he estimated currently amounts to just over $1.5 million for the city’s share of fire protection. He told the council Central Mason’s board is proposing a levy lid lift in 2027 of about $0.29 per $1,000 assessed value, which the city’s modeling shows could increase Shelton’s cost by approximately $360,800…
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