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The Lompoc Fire Department has gained a brand new fire engine, which was unveiled Tuesday.

Henderson County (Jun 3, 2021) - The Hendersonville City Council on Thursday night adopted a $45.2 million budget that raises the property tax by 3 cents in order to fund a 10 percent pay raise for city employees, buy first responder and public works vehicles and pay for major capital projects including the new police station and a new Seventh Avenue streetscape and in the coming years a new fire station, City Hall renovation and Edwards Park and Dogwood lot park improvements.

Striving to maintain top-notch customer service while keeping the employees who carry out those services led the city staff to recommend a 3-cent property tax hike plus water and sewer and garbage bill increase for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The City Council appears poised to accept the recommendation when it adopts the 2021-22 budget next month. The property tax and fee increases add up to $189 more a year for the owner of a home valued at $250,000, $218 for a home valued at $350,000, and $377 a home valued at $500,000. The city has commissioned a pay and classification study to deter...

Sunday afternoon they held a “push in” ceremony for their brand new fire engine. Walker said push in’s date back to the 18 hundreds when fire equipment was drawn by horses and it was hard to back in equipment.