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Council authorizes city manager to negotiate with Central Mason Fire; council also directs staff to pursue annexation and potential ballot measures
Summary
The Shelton City Council voted April 7 to authorize the city manager to negotiate a reasonable 2027 fee‑for‑service rate with Central Mason Fire & EMS and to pursue an annexation ballot measure in 2027; council also debated local revenue options including a transportation benefit district and a 0.1% public‑safety sales tax.
The Shelton City Council on April 7 directed City Manager Mark Ziggler to negotiate with Central Mason Fire & EMS over the district’s proposed levy‑lid lift and to advance an annexation ballot measure in 2027.
Ziggler told the council that Central Mason’s board signaled it would move forward with a levy‑lift proposal that he summarized as a 29‑cent per $1,000 increase in 2027, which he estimated would raise roughly $360,800 and would increase the city’s cost under the current interlocal agreement. Over a multi‑year scenario…
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