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Old 11-10-2022, 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Mleeja View Post
The Independent Fire District is not totally dead. It could be put on the ballot again. If there is a second attempt to establish the district I hope the Fire Department and the District Offices get out front in better explaining the cost and benefits. The “simplified funding” was confusing at best. The was a lot of misinformation floating around about this proposal which likely lead to its defeat.
Very true, very true. Sometimes it takes more than “try it, it’s moms apple pie” to convince folks. I attended two sessions of “explanation” and nonexistent Q&A sessions and left determined not to buy this pig in a poke. The general concept sounds good but you gotta scratch below the surface and no one was willing to do that