Crescent Fire Takes Second Crack at Property Tax Assessment; Success is Necessary to Maintain Current Level of Service, Officials Say
Property owners within the Crescent Fire Protection District will see ballots in the mail as soon as this weekend for a tax assessment officials say is necessary to keep the department operating at its current level of service. This is the fire district’s second attempt at passing a benefit assessment, Chief Bill Gillespie told the Wild Rivers Outpost on Thursday. An October effort to get voters to approve a $74 property tax assessment failed by about 23 votes, he said. That effort, and the current one, is intended replace an $18 assessment for the Crescent Fire Protection District that su...