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Marathon residents, volunteer fire department pledge support and signatures for ESD petition
Summary
A Marathon task force member said informal surveys show over 90% support in Marathon and that the Marathon volunteer fire department is backing the ESD; the speaker pledged to collect 100 petition signatures needed to trigger the county's election consideration.
Alan Haley, a task force member and Marathon resident, told the meeting that an informal survey in Marathon showed more than 90% support for an ESD and that the Marathon volunteer fire department is fully behind creation of the district. Haley said he would personally work to obtain the 100 petition signatures required by law to begin the election process.
Haley described Marathon as a small electorate (he cited about 383 registered voters in Marathon) but emphasized its geographic size in the county and its willingness to lead signature-gathering and volunteer training efforts. He said the volunteer department views the ESD as an opportunity to improve response timeliness and to coordinate with neighboring districts for efficiency.
