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Originally Posted by oldtimes
And after 2 to 4 years they will be elected by Villagers. I still trust them more than the County.
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Were they initially all elected, I might not be opposed to the new district. But during the first four years, fire stations will be purchased from the Developer and long-term contracts will be entered into. How would you feel if one of the initial supervisors is disgraced-State Representative, million-dollar-a-year-Developer-employee Brett Hage, or maybe Brett Hage, Jr., who is a new Developer minion?
In any event, I would not vote yes without seeing a pro forma balance sheet for the new fire district, showing EXACTLY what assets (and any liabilities) will be transferred to the district and knowing what its initial financial plan is. Right now, we are being sold a pig in a poke. You would certainly never buy a business knowing as little about it as we know about the proposed fire district. The one thing that is fairly certain about it is that our taxes will increase.