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Liberty Township trustee seeks formation of fire protection district, asks for commissioners' consideration
Summary
Liberty Township Trustee Brad Butler and attorney Mark Waterfill told commissioners they will present a petition to form a fire protection district to increase the tax rate to $0.20 (a $0.12 increase) to fund nine full‑time firefighters; Butler said he collected 890 signatures that are not yet verified.
HENDRICKS COUNTY — Liberty Township Trustee Brad Butler and his attorney, Mark Waterfill, appeared during comments from the floor to preview a request to form a fire protection district that would allow a tax rate increase to $0.20, an increase of $0.12, intended to fund and staff nine full‑time first responders.
Butler told the board he had obtained 890 signatures on his petition in support of forming the district but that the signatures had not yet been verified; Waterfill said commissioners may form the district rather than relying on a verified petition. The commissioners said they would consider the request and scheduled fuller discussion for the August 25, 2026 meeting.
