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A Burbank-area fire district will have to work with the funding it has to maintain current services because voters rejected the proposed property tax levy increase, according to final election

A Burbank-area fire district may not get the funding it has requested to maintain current fire response services in the face of increased service calls and reduced funding.

A lid lift to increase tax dollars for the fire district in Burbank leads by a slim margin.

BURBANK, Wash. - "Nobody wants higher taxes...but we really feel that now is the time to ask," says Walla Walla Fire District #5 Chief Mike Wickstrom.

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Citing reduced funding and increased service calls, Walla Walla County Fire District 5 is asking voters to approve a tax levy lid lift.

BURBANK, Wash.-The community is invited to learn more about a levy lid lift to benefit Walla Walla Fire District 5, that will be on the ballot in November.

BURBANK, Wash.- Walla Wall Board of Fire Commissioners have passed a fire levy lid lift resolution.

Right now, the Walla Walla County Fire District 5, which covers Burbank, only has the staffing to support one crew per shift. They’re asking voters to consider a levy lift