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Check your mailbox! Ballots are arriving soon with the opportunity to support your local schools and fire districts in the April 23 special election.
Voting YES on these levies, propositions, and initiatives will make a huge difference in your community—especially when we need a simple majority of votes to secure services like school nurses, classroom technology, and fire safety equipment and personnel. On some ballots this year, propositions that failed to get a majority vote in the last special election are being put on the ballot again—for our students, this may be the last chance to ensure that they get the resources they need to thrive in safe school buildings fully equipped for a modern education.
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Other Ballot Measures
Fire Protection District No. 21 Proposition #1
Authorizing a Levy for Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services
YES
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Vote YES to ensure our emergency services have sufficient funding
From controlling deadly fires and responding to urgent medical crises to offering community CPR training, Fire Protection District 21 prides itself on providing quality services 24/7 to make us safer. To continue offering a high level of safety to the community, Proposition 1 authorizes a property tax levy to cover regular expenses of the district’s fire protection and other emergency services.
The fire district commissioners approved Proposition 1 to appear on April ballots earlier this year in order to ensure that the district has sufficient funding for its current services. Fire Protection District 21 is one of the largest in the county and has been helping residents in crisis since 1960. At a rate of $1.40 per $1,000 in assessed property value, this proposed levy would cost the owner of a $570,000 home about $798 a year. With approximately 10,000 residents in Dire District 21’s purview, it is critical that the district has the staff and resources needed to continue providing life-saving care.
Proposition 1 would maintain this work while supporting firefighter safety, facility and equipment improvements, the retention of existing staff, and the hiring of specialized staff such as paramedics trained in advanced life support services, as opposed to basic life support services which is all the district offers now. Without the levy increase, the district worries that current services may be compromised beginning on July 1st.
During an emergency, nobody should have to worry about whether or not their first responder services are properly trained, equipped, or staffed. Vote Yes on Fire District Proposition 1.