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Fire chief announces March 8 awards banquet, tells council of proposed $1.50 per $1,000 levy
Summary
Fire Chief Lon Dragt invited councilors to the Lowell Rural Fire Protection District Fire Awards Banquet on March 8 and said the district will pursue a $1.50 per $1,000 levy to maintain services and current staff.
Fire Chief Lon Dragt of the Lowell Rural Fire Protection District invited city councilors to the Fire Awards Banquet scheduled for March 8 and informed the council that the district is pursuing a $1.50 per $1,000 levy this year.
Dragt provided a fact sheet to the council saying the $1.50 levy "would maintain services and current staff." The council received the information; the minutes do not record any formal city action on the levy request, which is a separate Fire District matter and would follow the district’s ballot/tax levy procedures if pursued.
Because a Fire District levy is outside the city’s direct taxing authority, city council minutes reflect receipt of the notice and invitation but do not indicate that the council took any action to endorse or oppose the levy.
